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Rich Countries Should Tax Fossil Fuel Companies To Pay For Climate Damages, Urges UN Secretary General

Por: Time Business September 24, 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 United Nations 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... + full article



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