Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the global community must become more ambitious in reaching its climate targets, pointing to the recent floods in his country that left at least 220 people dead.
Sánchez, speaking at the UN Climate Change Conference in Baku, called the warming planet an “existential threat” to humanity.
He said all countries are contending with the impacts, from more violent storms to more intense wildfires.
But many governments and businesses still continue to invest in climate-damaging energy sources such as oil and gas, Sánchez said, adding that this was leading to a global “catastrophe.”
The prime minister said “drastic measures” to protect the climate and the targeted rebuilding of cities to withstand global warming is needed. (dpa/NAN)
