Keeping global temperature gain in check is a matter of survival, COP31 president says

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The president of the upcoming COP31 climate conference said limiting global warming is essential for human survival and criticized countries for failing to take sufficient responsibility for cutting emissions. The remarks were made in Nadi, Fiji, at the close of a precursor meeting.

NADI, Fiji, Oct 8 - Restricting global warming is a matter of survival and too many countries are shirking their responsibility to cut emissions, the official presiding over the UN's flagship upcoming climate conference said on the final day of the meeting's precursor event on Thursday.