World will become unlivable unless gov'ts reevaluate energy policies, UN chief warns

STORY: World will become unlivable unless gov'ts reevaluate energy policies, UN chief warns DATELINE: April 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. wide shot of UN headquarters 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 3. wide shot of UN headquarters STORYLINE: Responding to the latest findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that unless governments worldwide reassess their energy policies, the world will be unlivable. A new flagship UN report on climate change out Monday indicating that harmful carbon emissions from 2010-2019 have never been higher in human history, is proof that the world is on a "fast track" to disaster, the UN chief warned in a video message, with scientists arguing that it's "now or never" to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. His comments reflected the IPCC's insistence that all countries must reduce their fossil fuel use substantia