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Q&A: Where do the UN secretary general candidates stand on climate change?

Objectivity score: 62
Q&A: Where do the UN secretary general candidates stand on climate change? Multiple Authors 07.02.26Multiple Authors 02.07.2026 | 1:01pmCandidates are being nominated to take over as the UN secretary general, when António Guterres steps down after nearly a decade in the role at the end of 2026. Since becoming the ninth secretary general on 1 January 2017, Guterres has been a strong advocate for cl...