The world's fossil fuel industries should be banned from advertising to help save the world from climate change, the head of the United Nations said on Wednesday.
Data from the EU's climate service confirms that each of the past 12 months set a new global temperature record for the time of year. The high temperatures were driven by human-caused climate change, although they were also given a small boost by the El Niño climate phenomenon.While a fading El Niño should soon bring a pause to the record-breaking sequence of months, temperatures will continue to rise in the long-term due to emissions of planet-warming gases from human activities.
To try to avert this outcome, the UN Secretary General has called for more rapid political action on climate change, and a “clampdown” on the fossil fuel industry. However, they will be seen as a boost for campaigners who have fought against sponsorship and advertising from coal, oil and gas companies.Concerns over human health have seen alcohol and tobacco sponsorship banned in football in the past, and green campaigners will be hoping that the support of Mr Guterres will see fossil fuels go the same way.
They estimate that from the start of 2024 the world could only emit around 200 billion more tonnes of carbon dioxide for a 50/50 chance of keeping warming to 1.5C - down from 500 billion tonnes at the beginning of 2020.
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