UN chief puts spotlight on 'movers,' excludes US, China at climate summit

Missing from the list of 34 speakers representing countries at the Climate Ambition Summit are the world's biggest emitters China and United States, as well as the United Arab Emirates, the host of the COP28 gathering in December

UNITED NATIONS – UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday, September 20, will gather heads of state and business leaders that he has identified as taking stronger action on climate change for a meeting aimed at building momentum ahead of the COP28 climate summit.

Guterres said one of the aims was to spur action from countries and companies whose climate plans were not in line with the global climate target. The Secretary-General’s office has kept a close hold on the list of invited speakers. Guterres’ climate adviser Selwin Hart said in an interview with Reuters this week that the purpose of the summit was not to “embarrass” countries or companies that did not make the cut but to inspire more action from others.

For businesses, cities and financial institutions, the UN requries them to represent transition plans aligned with UN integrity recommendations, emission reduction targets for 2025 that include indirect emissions, as well as plans to phase out fossil fuels that do not rely on carbon offsetting.

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