Climate change will cause the collapse of civilisations if governments do not agree to drastically cut greenhouse gases, Sir David Attenborough has warned in a stark speech to world leaders.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of a UN summit on climate change, the legendary broadcaster, 92, warned that the extinction of much of the natural world is 'on the horizon'.
Delivering the first ever ‘People’s Seat’ speech, Sir David made a powerful and passionate plea for action, warning that Earth faces its ‘greatest threat in thousands of years’.
He was speaking in Katowice, Poland, calling for leaders and decision-makers to take charge on driving down greenhouse gas emissions.
Sir David said: 'Greatest threat in thousands of years: climate change.
'If we don't take action, the collapse of our civilisations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon.
'The world's people have spoken, their message is clear, time is running out, they want you, the decision-makers, to act now.'
Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary-General, who also gave a speech, said the world is 'way off course' to prevent catastrophic climate change and that 'we are in trouble, deep trouble'.
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Sir David Attenborough (pictured) has issued a stark warning to the world about the risks of climate change
Sir David was speaking on behalf of the UN's 'People's Seat' initiative to give ordinary people a voice at the international talks by gathering their thoughts, ideas and concerns through social media and polling in the past two weeks.
'They're supporting you in making tough decisions but they're also willing to make sacrifices in their daily lives,' he said.
The UN has launched an 'ActNow.bot' which helps people discover simple everyday actions they can take to tackle climate change.
Sir David said: 'The people have spoken: leaders of the world, you must lead, the continuation of our civilisations and the natural world upon which we depend are in your hands.'
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned negotiators at the meeting that the world was 'in deep trouble' with climate change.
'Climate change is running faster than we are and we must catch up sooner rather than later, before it's too late.
'For many people, regions and even countries, this is already a matter of life and death.'
Sir David urged action against global warming and called it a man-made disaster that poses 'our greatest threat in thousands of years'
Sir David was speaking on behalf of the UN's 'People's Seat' initiative to give ordinary people a voice at the international talks by gathering their thoughts, ideas and concerns through social media and polling in the past two weeks
'A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH': UN-SECRETARY GENERAL WARNS WORLD IS 'WAY OFF COURSE' ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Antonio Guterres (pictured) is UN Secretary-General and he said this period of time is 'a matter of life and death' for countries around the world
Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary-General, said this period of time is 'a matter of life and death' for countries around the world.
He was speaking at an international summit on climate change in Katowice, Poland.
He said the world is 'way off course' to prevent catastrophic climate change and that 'we are in trouble, deep trouble'.
Mr Guterres called climate change 'the single most important issue we face', speaking on Monday at the ceremonial opening of a UN summit in Katowice, Poland.
The UN chief chided countries, particularly those most responsible for greenhouse gas emissions, for failing to do enough to meet the goals of the Paris climate accord.
Mr Guterres urged countries to aim for net zero emissions by 2050 saying we are currently 'way off course'.
He said countries should radically reduce the use of fossil fuels such as coal, commenting that we are already 'in trouble, deep trouble'.
He also said that 'climate action is not just the right thing to do, it makes social and economic sense', pointing to how action to cut emissions will curb air pollution deaths and generate millions of jobs and trillions of dollars.
The speeches come after four former presidents of the annual UN climate talks warned the 'world is at a crossroads' and decisive action in the next two years would be crucial to tackle the threat of climate change.
In a joint statement, France's Laurent Fabius, Frank Bainimarama, from Fiji, Salaheddine Mezouar, from Morocco, and Peru's Manuel Pulgar Vidal said: 'The challenges are there, as are the solutions.
'We require deep transformations of our economies and societies to build a better world for all. This must be powered by multilateral co-operation.'
Pictured is a graph showing how much warmer surface air temperatures have been between January and October this year. The greatest increases were seen in the Arctic and Europe (circled). Sea-surface temperatures in the eastern Tropical Pacific (circled) were cooler than usual, showing signs of a return to El Niño conditions
WHAT IMPACT IS DONALD TRUMP HAVING ON CLIMATE CHANGE?
Donald Trump (pictured) removed the US from the Paris Agreement
Donald Trump is a notorious climate change denier and the president of the United States is having a negative impact on worldwide efforts to halt global warming, claim scientists.
Trump removed the US, the second greatest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the world, from the Paris Agreement as one of his first major presidential acts.
Experts claim his words and actions denying global warming, and the threat it poses, is allowing other nations to shy away from the targets set by the Paris Agreement.
One expert has published a study and said that the withdrawal of the US from the 2015 Paris Agreement as well as Trump's ill-informed remarks on climate change could have long-lasting and severe ramifications.
They say the next two years are crucial to our success if we are to successfully halt global warming.
They called for ambitious decisions which are sufficiently detailed and comprehensive to enable the effective operation of the Paris Agreement, secured three years ago in the French capital to curb global warming.
A process to enable countries to announce efforts by 2020 to ramp up their domestic ambition on cutting greenhouse gas emissions must be launched, they said, as current efforts are not enough to prevent dangerous temperature rises.
And there needs to be progress on the goal of mobilising 100 billion US dollars (£78 billion) a year for poorer countries to drive clean growth, they urged.
The World Bank has announced it is doubling investments in climate action with 200 billion US dollars (£157 billion) for 2021-2025, including 50 billion US dollars (£39 billion) towards helping countries adapt to the impacts of global warming.
Negotiators at the talks will hear details of a global review on climate change-tackling efforts, and the pressure is on to work towards increasing commitments from countries by 2020.
The talks in Poland also aim to draw up the rulebook for making the Paris deal operational, and poorer countries will be looking for a boost to the finance being made available to help them develop cleanly.
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