UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has voiced his support for an international crime of ecocide. When queried by a journalist from major Spanish broadcaster EFE as to whether he thought that including ecocide as a crime at the International Criminal Court would be desirable, his response was emphatic: “Highly desirable!” he replied.
Guterres described the world as standing “on the verge of the abyss” as he urged immediate climate action. He went on to say “we must mobilise all governments, all companies, all banks, all non-governmental organisations, society as a whole” to understand this. “This is a moment of truth.”