UN Secretary General: Fossil fuel expansion 'defies science, economics and common sense'

Michael Holder
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Credit: UN Photo/Loey Felipe

Antonio Guterres reiterates call for all countries to develop national roadmaps for phasing out coal, oil, and gas, as he launched a series of new climate initiatives at UN event in New York

The continued expansion of fossil fuel production defies "science, economics, and common sense" and "will only lock in vulnerability for decades", the UN Secretary General warned today as he again urged...

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