Underscoring the harsh reality presented in the document, UN Secretary-General António Guterres also issued his own video message, stressing, “Time is running out.” He proposed five “critical actions” to jumpstart the renewable energy transition, including renewable energy technologies being treated as essential and freely available global public goods. 

Guterres also said that private and public investments in renewable energy must triple to at least $4 trillion dollars a year. “If we act together, the renewable energy transformation can be the peace project of the 21st Century,” the UN Secretary-General said.