Antonio Guterres spoke ahead of the COP27 summit in Egypt, amid growing frustration among poorer countries who contribute little to emissions but suffer more from the effects of climate change.
Going into that summit, poorer nations again pushed for financial help from developed countries, calling for a loss and damage fund to compensate them for irreparable climate-related damage.Advertisement
Mr Guterres said that getting"concrete results" on loss and damage is the"litmus test of the commitment of the governments" involved in the summit."There is no more time to postpone it.Read more:COP27 begins on Sunday in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, running until 18 November.
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