In the spotlight: the UN sounds the alarm bells in the face of "climate catastrophe"
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António Gutteres, the Secretary General of the United Nations, called for an immediate change in current climate plans to combat global warming.
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By: Véronique Rigolet Follow
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A few days before the opening of COP26, this "
warning message
" made the front page of all the international press. "
We are still on the path to climate catastrophe
", headlines the
Süddeutsche Zeitung
, the German daily thus repeats the words of António Gutteres, the Secretary General of the United Nations, who described
this report by the
United Nations as a "
thunderous awakening
". UN which forecasts a "
disastrous rise in temperatures of 2.7
degrees if current climate plans are maintained,
" reports the
Guardian
.
"
The world must therefore reduce its emissions seven times faster to achieve its climate goals,
" explains the
Washington Post
.
A clear finding, and great pressure on world leaders who must meet on Sunday in Glasgow, Scotland "
for historic negotiations
".
The COP26 is the “
last opportunity to regain control
” over the climate crisis, underlines the American daily, which like the
Süddeutsche Zeitung
points to “
the bad pupils of the climate
”: “
India and China
- which represent at them alone 30
% of CO2 emissions, but have not yet submitted new plans
”.
"
Climatologists are watching China with anxiety
," the German newspaper notes, "
which wants to be CO2 neutral by 2060, but while also wishing to burn more coal because of the energy crisis
". And there is also "
Mexico and Brazil who provoke the world by planning to emit even more greenhouse gases, and Russia and Indonesia who say they want to continue as before,
" laments the
Süddeutsche
. "
A trajectory which leads straight to the worst calamities
", warns the
Post
:
"
floods, forest fires and a dangerous rise in sea level, radical and irreversible climate change
".
Queen Elizabeth II renounces COP26 for medical reasons
This absence makes the headlines in the press around the world, and of course in all the British press.
"
The Queen, tired, withdraws from the top
", headlines the
Daily Mirror
which indicates that the monarch of 95 years has decided "
with regret
" not to go to Glasgow, "
less than a week after spending a night in the hospital
”.
It is "
a blow for Great Britain, while the leaders of the whole world converge on Scotland
", estimates the tabloid press, which notes that the queen will nevertheless speak at the opening of the summit in a "
video message
".
"
A voice that carries
", underlines the American press, which like the
Washington Post
recalls that the queen "
had expressed her irritation at the leaders who speak but do nothing for the climate
".
The sovereign will be represented at the COP26 by other members of the royal family, underlines for its part the
Guardian
, in particular Prince Charles.
While the Russian and Chinese presidents have already announced that they will not come, "
the queen hopes that no one will use her absence as an excuse not to go to COP26
", reports the
Daily Mirror
.
Covid: Childhood Vaccination Has Started In China, The United States Is Preparing For It
While the epidemic is rebounding in much of the country, "
the vaccination of children aged 3 to 11 is launched throughout China
", headlines the
Global Times
, the nationalist daily highlights the need "
to increase mass vaccination coverage and accelerate the construction of collective immunity
”, while“
this new rebound in infections is becoming one of the worst since the initial epidemic of 2020
”.
For their part, "
the advisers of the American Medicines Agency now recommend the vaccination of 5-11
year olds
", with the Pfizer vaccine, reports the
Wall Street Journal
for which the FDA should now quickly "
launch the vaccine campaign among the 28
million children in this age group
”.
Perhaps even at the beginning of November, specifies the American daily.
Cardboard vegetables to hide shortages in the UK
“
British supermarkets are using cardboard images of fruits and vegetables to fill the gap on the shelves,
” says the
Guardian.
"
Pictures of asparagus, carrots or grapes
" are displayed in empty bins because of "
supply problems
" in the country. “
The meat refrigerators are also filled with bottles of tomato sauce, and the aisles empty with packs of beer,
” reports the
Guardian
, trompe-l'oeil in an attempt to keep customers, who them “
loudly laughing at the social networks of those delicious product photos
”they won't taste.
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