"Let's face facts. The problem is not simply fossil fuel emissions. It's fossil fuels – period," he said.
As another round of frustrating climate talks ended, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said oil and gas companies are on track to be "planet wreckers."
That's because the fossil fuel industry had a record US$4 trillion windfall in net income last year, he said, yet its spending for clean energy and carbon capture technologies was just 4% of what it spent on fossil fuel drilling and exploration.
Negotiators must juggle the promotion of health access and global equity with reaffirmation of nations' sovereignty.
Climate scientists have warned for decades about bleaching of coral reefs, which are nurseries for commercial fisheries.
This year and next mark the countdown to a 2025 deadline for governments to strengthen their carbon-cutting plans.
The France-based court was created to uphold the European Convention on Human Rights, which took effect in 1953.
Environmentalists said they were disappointed the treaty talks did not address plastic production measures.
Negotiators must juggle the promotion of health access and global equity with reaffirmation of nations' sovereignty.
Fourteen cases remain under investigation by U.N. investigators, who have met with authorities in Israel.
The chair of the talks called for optimism despite divisions among plastic-producing nations and those urging restraints.
