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Global energy system 'broken', pushing us towards 'catastrophe': UN Chief Guterres

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Appearing at a press conference for the presentation of a key report on the climate by the United Nation's World Metereological Organization via video-link, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls the global energy system "broken", urging a swift transition away from fossil fuels "before we incinerate our only home". IMAGES

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