United Nations discuss climate change

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is convening a Climate Ambition Summit Wednesday in New York to discuss reducing greenhouse gas emissions that he alleges raise global temperatures. UN officials are calling for nations to reduce their use of fossil fuels in order to avert global warming’s “worst impacts.” The Climate Ambition Summit is part of the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly.

Will UN action actually have an effect on climate change? Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation President Calvin Beisner told WORLD that the UN won’t reduce greenhouse gas emissions or use of fossil fuels. He added that even if the United Nations did reduce greenhouse gas emissions among its member nations, China’s use of fossil fuels would undo that progress. He added that China is also the leader in mining the minerals used in producing clean energy alternatives UN members would use to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Dig deeper: Listen to Kelsey Reed and Jonathan Boes’ discussion with Dr. Nathan Howell about embracing complexity in analyzing climate change.