Ban on fossil fuel ads, as was done for cigarettes, the UN calls for

The UN secretary-general asked countries to legislate against advertisements promoting fossil fuels, citing the relevant ban on cigarettes as an example. “When it comes to climate, we are not the dinosaurs. We are the meteor. Not only are we in danger, we are the danger,” Antonio Guterres said in a speech in New York on World Environment Day. “I call on all countries to ban the advertising of fossil fuel-based energy companies,” as happened with other harmful health products such as tobacco, he added in his speech. “This is a critical moment for the climate,” he insisted, calling for “the lane that will take us off the highway to hell.” The “bell” that scientists are ringing Before the concerted warnings of scientists: May 2024 was the warmest ever recorded in the world, on land and at sea and the 12th consecutive month to break its record, […]
Source: News Beast

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