Guterres accuses major oil companies of treating atmosphere as a sewer
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has criticised major oil companies, accusing them of treating the atmosphere as an “open sewer” while earning substantial profits. The supplied report provides no further details about the remarks, including when or where they were made.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has accused major oil companies of treating the atmosphere as an “open sewer” while making huge profits. The allegation was reported by Punch Nigeria, which attributed the criticism to Guterres. The supplied material did not provide further details about the companies concerned, the occasion for the remarks or their response.
Guterres’s comments link the environmental impact of fossil-fuel activities with the profits made by major oil producers. No additional figures or policy proposals were included in the available report.
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