The meeting precedes the United Nations General Assembly kicking off this week.

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres urges world leaders to  leave their beautiful speeches at home and come to the climate change summit in New York with concrete plans.

The UN boss’ remarks follow disturbing scientific findings that the signs and impacts of global warming are speeding up.

The World Meteorological Organization says the past five years have been the warmest on record.

Sea level rises have accelerated significantly over the same period from 2014 – which is perhaps the most worrying data – and carbon dioxide emissions  have hit new highs.

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