World has ‘gambled on fossil fuels and lost’, warns Guterres

The current global economic paradigm of infinite growth based on using up a finite amount of resources, such as fossil fuels, will only deliver a “permanent triple whammy of inflation, climate chaos and conflict”, the UN chief warned on Friday.

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

14 Jun 2022

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.”

Fossil fuel production ‘dangerously out of sync’ with climate change targets

20 Oct 2021

Despite increased climate ambition and net-zero commitments, governments still plan to produce more than double the amount of energy from fossil fuels in 2030, than the amount that would limit global warming to the Paris Agreement level of 1.5°C.

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.