United Nations Secretary-General urges rapid, equitable shift to clean electrification
Jun 24, 2026
At a climate summit, the United Nations Secretary-General urged swift global expansion of grids and storage, called for $2 trillion annual investment for developing countries by 2035, and pressed multilateral banks and investors to lower financing costs to unlock the energy transition.
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The United Nations Secretary-General told climate leaders at a summit that the world faces "two interconnected crises": accelerating climate chaos pushing beyond 1.5°C and a severe energy upheaval that has driven up prices and inflation.
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