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Blackpink calls on world leaders to act 'urgently' vs climate change

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="In a recorded message, the members of K-pop girl group Blackpink speak to world leaders at the high-level United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland. Screengrab from YouTube video" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/entertainment/11/03/20211103-blackpink.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>In a recorded message, the members of K-pop girl group Blackpink speak to world leaders at the high-level United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland.<em> Screengrab from YouTube video</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Blackpink on Wednesday urged world leaders to take urgent action against climate change, an issue that the K-pop girl group considered as &quot;the most important issue of our time.&quot;</p><p>&quot;We have learned that we must act now, urgently, to prevent much, much worse,&quot; member Jennie said in a video message addressed to leaders attending a high-level United Nations (UN) climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland.</p><p>&quot;As you, the world&#x27;s leaders, gather to focus on our climate crisis, we hope you will make the decisions necessary to protect our planet now and forever,&quot; Jisoo added, speaking in Korean.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0pJ1oD-OXZo?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>The group stressed on the importance of limiting global warming, with Thai member Lisa discussing the grave impacts of a two-degree rise in global temperature.</p><p>&quot;One-third of the world&#x27;s population will be regularly exposed to severe heat, leading to drought, health problems and death,&quot; said Lisa.</p><p>&quot;We do not want to get there. The important thing is that we all take responsibility because it just won&#x27;t be achieved without collective action,&quot; Jisoo said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/11/02/21/cop26-climate-summit-last-best-hope-to-meet-15c-target">COP26 climate summit &#x27;last, best hope&#x27; to meet 1.5C target</a></li></ul><p>The girls also called on everyone to do their part in protecting the Earth.</p><p>&quot;Let&#x27;s work together for our planet and take climate action in your area,&quot; they said.</p><p>Earlier this year, the quartet was tapped as advocates for the UN&#x27;s climate meeting 26th Conference of Parties (COP26). In September, the group was appointed advocates of the Sustainable Development Goals.</p><p>Blackpink debuted in 2016 and has since become one of the most successful pop acts to emerge from South Korea.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/18/20/why-k-pops-blackpink-is-the-biggest-band-in-the-world-and-how-bts-could-be-next-according-to-bloomberg">Why K-pop’s Blackpink is the biggest band in the world and how BTS could be next, according to Bloomberg</a></li></ul>

Blackpink on Wednesday urged world leaders to take urgent action against climate change.