In a new set of remarks attacking the global oil and gas industry last week, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres raised the hyperbole level one more time, attacking oil company investments in carbon capture and storage projects (CCS) as “proposals to become more efficient planet wreckers.”
The Financial Times , AP and other outlets reported that Guterres further stated, “Let’s face facts. The problem is not simply fossil fuel emissions. It’s fossil fuels — period. We are hurtling towards disaster, eyes wide open, with far too many willing to bet it all on wishful thinking, unproven technologies and silver bullet solutions.” Later in his comments, he also said, “Trading the future for thirty pieces of silver is immoral.” The allusion to fossil fuel emissions apparently targeted United Arab Emirates COP28 president-designate Sultan al-Jaber, who is also the head of the state oil company Adnoc. Mr. al-Jaber has rejected attacks on […]
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