Copyright AP Photo/Andres Kudacki The 42-page plan for the UN’s 193 member states to work together in addressing the most significant global challenges has been years in the making. A blueprint for addressing some of the world’s biggest challenges was agreed on Sunday by the UN General Assembly with climate change one of the headline topics. It was adopted on Sunday during the opening of a two-day ‘Summit of the Future’ called by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres who thanked world leaders and diplomats for unlocking “the door” to a better future. Countries are now tasked with implementing the actions featured in the pact. But its real-world climate impact remains to be seen after repeated efforts to derail its ambitions on vital topics such as fossil fuels. What is the Pact for the Future? The UN says the 42-page plan for its 193 member states to work together in addressing the most significant global challenges has been years in the making. And the path to reaching this consensus has undoubtedly been rocky. As one of the most wide-ranging international agreements in a long time, it tackles everything from escalating conflict, digital cooperation and human rights to rising poverty and the threat of climate change. Related Portugal’s wildfires produce record emissions with smoke headed for France and Spain ‘Common sense solution’: How taxes on yachts and private jets could fund climate action It outlines 56 regional, national and international “actions” to address the most pressing global challenges. Now countries will have to choose how to implement these with Guterres calling on world leaders to do so. “We are here to bring multilateralism back from the brink,” he said. “Now it is our common destiny to walk through it. That demands not just agreement, but action.” What does the pact have to […]