GENEVA — U.N. Secretary General António Guterres called Wednesday for a “windfall” tax on profits of fossil fuel companies to help pay for the fight against global warming, decrying them as the “godfathers of climate chaos.”
The burning of fossil fuels — oil, gas and coal — is the main contributor to global warming caused by human activity. Guterres spoke from the American Museum of Natural History in New York in a bid to revive focus on climate change at a time when many national elections, and conflict in places like Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan this year have seized much of the international spotlight.
“We are playing Russian roulette with the planet. We need an exit ramp off the highway to climate hell,” Guterres said, while adding: “The truth is, we have control of the wheel.”
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UN secretary-general calls for 'windfall' tax on profits of fossil fuel companiesUN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called Wednesday for a 'windfall' tax on profits of fossil fuel companies to help pay for the fight against global warming, decrying them as the 'godfathers of climate chaos.'
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