Climate change: More fossil fuel investment, just ‘delusional’, warns Guterres

New funding from governments for fossil fuel exploration or production is simply “delusional” the UN chief warned on Tuesday, adding that it would only “further feed the scourge or war, pollution and climate catastrophe.”

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Fossil fuel producers ‘literally doubling down’, new UNEP report warns

08 Nov 2023

Contrary to pledges to cut fossil fuel production, government policies worldwide will add up to a doubling of production in 2030, a new report from the UN environment agency (UNEP) revealed on Wednesday.

Guterres calls for phasing out fossil fuels to avoid climate ‘catastrophe’

15 Jun 2023

Countries must phase out coal and other fossil fuels to avert climate “catastrophe”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Thursday in New York.

Cut fossil fuels production to ward off ‘catastrophic’ warming: UN-backed report

02 Dec 2020

Countries must decrease production of fossil fuels by 6 per cent per year, between 2020 and 2030, if the world is to avert "catastrophic” global temperature rise, a new UN-backed report has found.