UN Secretary-General Calls for Transition to Renewable Energy Amid Climate Crisis

Kathmandu. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has stated that fossil fuels are the main cause of the global climate crisis and that the world community now needs to transition to renewable energy quickly, justly, and equally.

In a statement issued after the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution on the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice regarding the obligations of states concerning climate change, he expressed the view that to ensure climate justice, the use of fossil fuels should be gradually reduced and clean and sustainable energy should be prioritized.