: Climate change leaves us at ‘gates of hell,’ says U.N.’s Guterres at event that pushes aside mega-polluters U.S., China

The head of the United Nations warned Wednesday that the world is approaching the “gates of hell” as climate change intensifies, in remarks made at a yearly climate-ambition summit that excluded top polluters such as the U.S. and China from addressing the forum.

“Humanity has opened the gates to hell,” U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday, opening a special climate ambition summit with yet another plea for action. “ By example, extreme heat is having horrendous effects, including in lives lost and diseases…