Angry UN chief blames fossil fuels for LA wildfires

CGTN Europe

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres lashed out at the fossil fuel industry which he blamed for the wildfires devastating Los Angeles. He said the world's movie industry capitol ‘has gone from the home of disaster movies to a scene of disaster.’  #UN #Guterres #LA #LAwidfire #LAfires #California

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00:00The Pandora's box has also let loose the climate crisis that is ravaging and savaging our world.

00:08Look no further than the hills of Los Angeles. It has gone from the home of disaster movies

00:14to a scene of disaster. Who pays the price for climate destruction around the world?

00:21Not the fossil fuel industry, pocketing profits and taxpayer subsidies as their products wreck

00:28a vote. Every people suffers with their lives and livelihoods, with higher insurance premiums,

00:35volatile energy bills and higher food prices.

00:39And particularly the most vulnerable, who have done the least to unleash this devastation.

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