Guterres attacks “PR machinery” of fossil fuel industry

UN Secretary-General António Guterres used strong language in his speech to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday to call for a tougher stance against fossil fuel companies. He took particular aim at the financial sector and the fossil fuel industry’s „public relations machine“ in his criticism: „Banks, private equity firms, asset managers and other financial institutions continue to invest in carbon pollution.“ As was the case decades earlier for the tobacco industry, „lobbyists and spin doctors have spread harmful misinformation,“ the Portuguese said.