World leaders address climate crisis before UN meet amid record-breaking El-Niño

Anthony Albanese speaks at the opening of Climate Week in New York, on 21 September 2026./Getty Images Anthony Albanese speaks at the opening of Climate Week in New York, on 21 September 2026./Getty Images Climate crisis World leaders address climate crisis before UN meet amid record-breaking El-Niño Prime ministers of Australia and Iceland discuss effects on their countries even as some shy away in face of war and inflation

Prefer the Guardian on Google World political leaders are descending on New York for the UN general assembly and some of them are putting the climate crisis on the agenda as they spoke on Monday at the start of the city’s annual Climate Week.