World leaders share devastating first hand stories of the climate emergency

MORE than two dozen world leaders delivered remarks at the United Nations’ annual climate conference (Cop29) today, detailing first-hand experiences with catastrophic weather that has come with the climate emergency.
Leader after leader recounted climate disasters hitting their countries.
Grenada’s Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell describing a 15-month drought at the beginning of the year giving way to category 5 Hurricane Beryl.
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