Countries must prioritise tackling climate change or the world faces catastrophe. <br /><br />That warning comes from the head of the United Nations, António Guterres, who was speaking to the BBC in New York, before a major climate conference in Egypt.<br /><br />Mr Guterres warned of a tendency to put climate change on the back burner and said that if we are not able to reverse the present trend “we will be doomed."<br /><br />The conference, known as COP27, will bring together countries to discuss tackling climate change.<br /><br />Mr Guterres said that current global problems such as inflation, Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the high prices of energy and food were distracting governments.<br /><br />He called on them to bring back climate change to the centre of international debate and warned that nations must not abandon key goals, including keeping global temperature rise to 1.5C.<br /><br />Sophie Raworth presents BBC News at Ten reporting byJustin Rowlatt.<br /><br />Please subscribe
