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Fuel firms should pay for climate harm, UN leaders told

Por: Associated Press Science September 21, 2022

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Rich energy companies should be forced to fork over some windfall profits to aid victims of and offset rising fuel and food costs, the U.N. Secretary-General told world leaders Tuesday.The fossil fuel industry, which is responsible for a large share of planet-warming gases, is “feasting on hundreds of billions of dollars in subsidies and windfall profits while household budgets shrink and our planet burns,” said Antonio Guterres in his... + full article



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