Health & Environment
UN Chief: Subsidizing Fossil Fuels is 'Subsidizing Suicide'
The Hindu2h
THE BRIEF
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged governments to stop subsidizing fossil fuels, calling it "subsidizing suicide" due to their impact on the planet.
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He highlighted that governments are still spending trillions on activities that degrade nature, with $2.6 trillion annually in harmful subsidies.
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The UN biodiversity summit in Yerevan will focus on the lack of finance for nature conservation efforts.