'We have a rendezvous with climate disaster' Guterres tells UN leaders

World Leaders Gather At 77th United Nations General Assembly

US President Joe Biden spruiked US investment in combating climate change but failed to attend a climate roundtable Source: Getty / Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

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While the conflict in Ukraine dominated the start of the 77th Annual United Nations General Assembly, climate change also looms large.

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