UN head calls for scientist to serve 'cold, hard facts' that will push governments to curb climate change

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres asked scientists to serve facts which will push governments to make policies aimed at combatting climate change,

In a video address to delegates, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change "could not come at a more pivotal time."

"Our world is at a crossroads — and our planet is in the crosshairs," he said. "We are nearing the point of no return; of overshooting the internationally agreed limit of 2.7 Fahrenheit of global warming."