9 Jul 2020
Back clean energy post-virus, UN chief urges leaders
Author: admintech | Filed under: WorldUnited Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged world leaders to favour clean energy solutions as they pour money into their economies to save them from a coronavirus-induced meltdown. Governments should exit coal, stop subsidising other fossil fuels, and pressure polluting industries to clean up their act in exchange for bailing them out, the UN Secretary-General told an International Energy Agency conference by video link. “Today I would like to urge all leaders to choose the clean energy route for three vital reasons — health, science and economics,” Guterres said.