'Two Years to Save the World'
UN Climate Chief: 'We Have Two Years to Save the World.' That Was April 2024.
Simon Stiell titled his Chatham House speech 'Two Years to Save the World' and admitted it might sound 'melodramatic'. The two years were up in April 2026.
What was said
“When I say we have two years to save the world, it begs the question - who exactly has two years to save the world? The answer is every person on this planet.”
— Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary, UN Climate Change (address to Chatham House) · said Apr 10, 2024 · due April 2026 (two years from April 2024)
April 2026 arrived. The world was still here, unsaved and unended, and the UN climate process moved on to the next deadline.
The Story
Speech at Chatham House, London, April 10, 2024, titled 'Two Years to Save the World'. He opened: 'Some of you may think the title of today's event is overly dramatic. Melodramatic, even.' The deadline, as he framed and titled it, was for saving the world.
AP headlined it: 'Humanity has only two years left "to save the world"'.