UN Sec.-Gen. calls abandonment of fossil fuels inevitable

Energy
  • 17 January, 2024
  • 11:25
UN Sec.-Gen. calls abandonment of fossil fuels inevitable

The phasing out of fossil fuels is necessary and inevitable, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in his address to participants of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Report informs referring to TASS.

Guterres warned that the planet is on track to temperature rise by three degrees. 2023 was the hottest year on record, but it could be one of the coolest years compared to future years, he noted.