United Nations, Climate Censor: Secretary-General wants to ban advertising by fossil-fuel companies
By Marc Morano
June 11, 2024
8:53 am
https://www.wsj.com/articles/united-nations-antonio-guterres-ban-advertising-fossil-fuels-b2a788e3By WSJ The Editorial Board
The United Nations has lousy ideas about nearly everything these days, but sometimes even Turtle Bay outdoes itself. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres did that last week when he said countries should ban advertising for fossil fuels.
“Many in the fossil fuel industry have shamelessly greenwashed—even as they have sought to delay climate action,” Mr. Guterres said. “I urge every country to ban advertising from fossil-fuel companies. And I urge news media and tech companies to stop taking fossil-fuel advertising.”
“Greenwashing” is the word climate alarmists use to attack anyone who disagrees with them. Mr. Guterres lacks the power to enforce an advertising restriction, and thank goodness. But he is using his bully pulpit to call for what amounts to global censorship of anyone speaking on behalf of the industry that supplies most of the world’s energy. He wants to censor anyone who doesn’t sign up to the U.N. climate agenda.
https://www.climatedepot.com/2024/06/11/united-nations-climate-censor-secretary-general-wants-to-ban-advertising-by-fossil-fuel-companies/