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Guterres Warns Fossil Fuel Expansion Threatens Economies, Science

By Drooid · Sep 24, 2026, 1:03 AM UTC · How we work

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former Vice President Al Gore warned the fossil-fuel industry has captured governments at a New York event.
Gore cited a Guardian report Saudi oil operatives helped craft UN climate reports.
He highlighted record summer heatwaves and a Nepal-Tibet glacier collapse as recent impacts.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said renewables are the cheapest, fastest, most secure electricity source.
He warned expanding fossil-fuel use defies science, raises costs and threatens economies.

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former Vice President Al Gore warned the fossil-fuel industry has captured governments at a New York event.
Gore cited a Guardian report Saudi oil operatives helped craft UN climate reports.
He highlighted record summer heatwaves and a Nepal-Tibet glacier collapse as recent impacts.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said renewables are the cheapest, fastest, most secure electricity source.
He warned expanding fossil-fuel use defies science, raises costs and threatens economies.