UN Chief Says 'Big Oil' Treats Atmosphere as Open Sewer
Guterres said five major Western oil companies have made nearly half a trillion dollars in profits since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
- On Tuesday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, accusing oil companies of treating the atmosphere as "an open sewer" while profiting from crisis.
- Five major Western oil companies pocketed nearly half a trillion dollars in profits since the invasion of Ukraine, Guterres noted, contrasting this with just $34 billion mobilized to help developing nations adapt to climate change.
- Everyday people are paying more for energy, food, and insurance, Guterres said, comparing the fossil fuel industry's "abuse of power" to Big Tobacco, which he argued must repair damage caused.
- Guterres urged governments to adopt national plans aligned with 1.5 degrees, prompting Romain Ioualalen, Global Policy lead at Oil Change International, to call fossil fuel dependence a "pathway to climate and economic chaos."
- Ahead of COP31 talks in Antalya, Turkey, Guterres will host a climate summit on Wednesday, where observers will watch co-hosts Turkey and Australia for signs of heightened ambition.
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The world's major oil companies are treating the atmosphere like an "open sewer," outgoing UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday in a scathing attack on the energy industry at the United Nations General Assembly.
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Major global oil companies are treating the atmosphere like an “open sewer,” the outgoing United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said Tuesday in a withering attack on the energy industry at the UN’s high-level meeting. “We know that fossil fuel interests won’t step aside on their own. For decades, Big Oil has treated the atmosphere as Read More: https://punchng.com/un-chief-says-big-oil-firms-treat-atmosphere-as-open-sewer/
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"We know that fossil fuel interests won't step aside on their own. For decades, Big Oil has treated the atmosphere as an open sewer -- and cashed in on the consequences," Guterres said. He continued: "Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, five major Western oil companies have pocketed nearly half a trillion dollars in profits," comparing the amount with the just $34 billion in financing that has been mobilized to help developing countries adapt to…
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