UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres talk say on Saturday say Africa go pay "deadly price" for climate change even though dem do "very little" to cause am.

E tell G20 leaders summit wey hold for Johannesburg say the world don already "failed" to keep warming within 1.5°C (2.7°F), so temporary overshoot no fit avoid and we need try make am "as small, short and safe as possible."

"For any case, consequences go dire, more and worse — heat waves, wildfires, floods, hurricanes, and hunger," he talk.

Guterres talk say G20 leadership and support dey needed as "we build the resilient world wey people and the planet need."

Climate justice

E talk say to avoid further "climate chaos" we must bridge the adaptation gap as one key part of climate justice, with countries to keep their promises — starting by doubling adaptation finance this year and aiming to triple am by 2030 with support from multilateral development banks.

E call make dem safeguard the COP29 Baku finance goals, kapitalise the loss and damage fund, set up global early-warning systems by 2027, invest for resilient food systems and sharply reduce emissions this decade while accelerating the move from fossil fuels to renewable energy.

E talk say last year, 90% of new power capacity come from renewables.

Pointing out say renewables na the cheapest source of new electricity for nearly every country, Guterres say make sure sey all countries benefit need financing and technology to help developing nations invest in grids, storage and efficiency, and also support workers and communities wey the transition go affect.

"All dis things need massive investment, debt relief, greater access to concessional finance and reform of the global financial system, so make developing countries get representation wey reflect the realities of today's global economy," he talk.