‘The world we know is over’ without urgent climate action, Marshall Islands president tells Cop31

What happened: Marshall Islands president Hilda Heine told Cop31 leaders in Turkey that failing to respond to the climate crisis means "the world we know is over." Key numbers: 1.5C Paris temperature target cited. Why it matters: Heine warned that overshooting the 1.5C target would mean waves eroding the islands' shores and floods destroying towns, schools and hospitals.

Marshall Islands president Hilda Heine told Cop31 leaders in Turkey that failing to respond to the climate crisis means "the world we know is over."

Heine warned that overshooting the 1.5C target would mean waves eroding the islands' shores and floods destroying towns, schools and hospitals.