UN Chief Says 'Big Oil' Treats Atmosphere as Open Sewer

Major Global Oil Companies Treats Atmosphere Like Open Sewer

Climate change has long been a defining focus for Guterres, who will have a final crack at the issue on Wednesday when he hosts a climate summit in the run-up to the COP31 talks in Antalya in November.

UNGA81: UN chief says 'big oil' firms treat atmosphere as open sewer

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/

UN chief says 'Big Oil' treats atmosphere as open sewer

"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…