United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at the COP28 climate summit

At COP28, leaders reckon with the end of fossil fuels

In a speech Friday, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a permanent end to the use of fossil fuels.

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