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BBC OS: 2024/06/05 16:06 GMT: UN warns of moment of truth for climate

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2024/06/05 16:06 GMT

2024/06/05 16:06 GMT: UN warns of moment of truth for climate

UN warns of moment of truth for climate

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UN says fossil fuel industries should be banned from advertising

The head of the United Nations says the world's fossil fuel industries should be banned from advertising to help save the world from climate change

The Secretary General of the United Nations António Guterres has warned of a moment of truth for the climate, as he revealed new data from the World Meteorological Organisation showing that there is an 80 percent chance the global annual average temperature will exceed the 1.5 degree limit in the next five years. Our climate reporters answer listener questions.

The electoral alliance led by the Hindu Nationalist BJP has agreed to form a coalition government in India, with Narendra Modi as prime minister. The BJP remains the biggest party in parliament but fell short of an absolute majority for the first time in ten years, leaving it dependent on support from smaller regional allies. We get the latest developments as the election results become clearer.

Claudia Sheinbaum has been elected as Mexico's first female president, in a historic landslide win. One of the first issues she will have to address is migration. On Wednesday the UN expressed profound concern over President Biden's recent order restricting the ability of migrants crossing from Mexico to claim asylum. We hear a conversation with those advocating for the rights of migrants on the US side of the border.

Presenter: Luke Jones

(Photo: A drone view shows people walking on a flooded street in Eldorado do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, May 10, 2024. Credit: REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli)

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