Atmospheric CO2 levels rose faster than ever in 2024, according to scientists who say the rise is “incompatible” with Paris Agreement goals.
“Today, governments around the globe spend nine times more making fossil fuels cheaper than they do on making clean energy more affordable for consumers,” Guterres said. “We must tear down these walls.”
Let’s pack it up then, if there’s a cooling tower in a picture we can’t use it, even if it’s actually a picture of a sprawling petrochemical plant with a massive smokestack emitting CO2 that also happens to include the cooling towers that are part of the facility.