Climate action: It’s time to make peace with nature, UN chief urges SECTIONS Last Updated: Dec 10, 2020, 08:02 AM IST Share Agencies OUT OF THE COMFORT ZONE: A sunrise or sunset hike is perfect to enjoy the rustic outdoors The landmark address marks the beginning of a month of UN-led climate action, which includes the release of major reports on the global climate and fossil fuel production, culminating in a climate summit on 12 December, the fifth anniversary of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement. Nature always strikes back Guterres began with a litany of the many ways in which nature is reacting, with “growing force and fury”, to humanity’s mishandling of the environment, which has seen a collapse in biodiversity, spreading deserts, and oceans reaching record temperatures.