World’s addiction to fossil fuels is ‘Frankenstein’s monster’, says UN chief
Antonio Guterres issues warning at Davos, days after Donald Trump pulled US out of Paris climate agreement
The world's addiction to fossil fuels is a Frankenstein's monster sparing nothing and no one", the UN secretary general, Antonio Guterres, told leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday.
Our fossil fuel addiction is a Frankenstein's monster, sparing nothing and no one. All around us, we see clear signs that the monster has become master," Guterres said in a speech days after 2024 was revealed to have been the hottest year on record and Donald Trump began his second term as US president by pulling the country out of the Paris climate agreement and pledging to drill, baby, drill" for more oil and gas. The fossil fuel industry gave $75m (60m) to Trump's campaign.
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