LISBON, PORTUGAL - JULY 03: The Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres delivers closing remarks while taking part with Portuguese Minister of State and Foreign Affairs Augusto Santos Silva in the launching of the books "Portugal nas Nações Unidas: 65 Anos de Histórias", and "Portugal Multilateral", as the conclusion of the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the United Nations (UN) and the 65th anniversary of Portugal's accession to it, in Palacio das Necessidades during the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic on July 03, 2021, in Lisbon, Portugal. "Portugal at the United Nations: 65 Years of Stories", co-edited by the Diplomatic Institute and Edições Tinta da China, was coordinated by José de Freitas Ferraz and Raquel Duque and has a preface by the Secretary-General of the United Nations. "Portugal Multilateral", Volume I, with a preface by the Portuguese Foreign Minister and co-edited by the Diplomatic Institute and Almedina, was coordinated by Alice Cunha and Nuno Severiano Teixeira and consists of a dictionary with the participation of dozens of authors who reflect on different international organizations, agencies, funds, and United Nations programs. (Photo by Horacio Villalobos#Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)

Fossil Fuel Rush Amid Ukraine War Delusional – UN

On Jun 14, 2022

Spending money on new coal, oil and gas as a result of the war in Ukraine is “delusional“, according to UN Secretary General António Guterres.

Many countries want to increase their own ‘fossil fuel’ production in order to depend less on Russian supplies.

Guterres says “our global energy mix is broken, and more coal will only reinforce the scourge of war, pollution and climate catastrophe.”

The UN chief says that renewable energy is the peace plan of the 21st Century.

In a video message to the sixth Austrian world summit meeting in Vienna, the UN secretary again took countries to task for their continued reliance on fossil fuels.

“National plans to reduce carbon emissions were simply not good enough,” he said, pointing to a disconnect between the views of scientists and citizens demanding action and governments that were “dragging their feet.”

BBC /Shakirat Sadiq