Fossil fuel producers 'literally doubling down', new UNEP report warns

By UN News

Nov 08, 2023 8:39 am

Contrary to pledges to cut fossil fuel production, government policies worldwide will add up to a doubling of production in 2030, a new report from the UN environment agency (UNEP) revealed on Wednesday.

'The 2023 Production Gap report is a startling indictment of runaway climate carelessness,' the UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message accompanying the landmark report.

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Contrary to pledges to cut fossil fuel production, government policies worldwide will add up to a doubling of production in 2030, a new report from the UN environment agency (UNEP) revealed on Wednesday.

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