World urged to tackle fossil fuels but big names skip COP31
Verified: 3 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 1 of them from Turkey.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres railed against the oil and gas lobby on Wednesday, telling world leaders fossil fuels “must go the way of the dinosaurs” at a climate summit missing several prominent figures. The two-week COP31 talks kicked off in Turkiye this week with governments under pressure to tackle climate change after a year of searing heatwaves and wildfires in Europe, and deadly floods in Nepal. “The brutal truth is that the climate crisis is outrunning us,” Guterres told dozens of world leaders assembled in the Mediterranean city of Antalya for two days of speeches by heads…
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- Nov 11, 11:02 AM UTCFirst reportUN chief urges world leaders to tackle fossil fuels at COP31turkishminute.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 2:07 PM UTC · +3 h
- Nov 11, 7:04 PM UTC+8 h· you’re reading thisWorld urged to tackle fossil fuels but big names skip COP31dawn.com ↗
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1h agoWorld urged to tackle fossil fuels but big names skip COP31 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres railed against the oil and gas lobby on Wednesday, telling world leaders fossil fuels “must go the way of the dinosaurs” at a climate summit missing several prominent figures. The two-week COP31 talks kicked off in Turkiye this week with governments under pressure to tackle climate change after a year of searing heatwaves and wildfires in Europe, and deadly floods in Nepal. “The brutal truth is that the climate crisis is outrunning us,” Guterres told dozens of world leaders assembled in the Mediterranean city of Antalya for two days of speeches by heads…
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