Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, warned in his speech today at the COP 31 climate summit in Antalya, Turkey that the world's response to climate change has put humanity on a "path of mutual destruction".
Guterres said: "The bitter truth is that the climate crisis is progressing faster than our actions." He added: "But science doesn't tell us to give up; it says we have to fight harder." "Fossil fuels must suffer the fate of dinosaurs."
The UN Secretary General also warned that the world's dependence on oil, gas and coal, in addition to environmental damage, exposed countries' economies to price shocks.
According to him, three quarters of the world's population lives in countries that import fossil fuels and added: "The recent conflicts show that this dependence is a prescription for chronic insecurity and a crisis in the cost of living."
These things are reflected while the war between America and Israel's captives with Iran disrupted the Middle East's oil exports and led to an increase in energy prices. 📸 Getty.