United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today condemned the advertising industry for greenwashing, demanding that agencies drop fossil fuel clients and calling for a ban on fossil fuel advertising.
In a speech at the American Museum of Natural History for World Environment Day, Guterres used characteristically visceral language to drive home the need for immediate action to keep warming under 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, a goal which he said is “hanging by a thread.”
Guterres called on governments and business leaders to curb fossil fuels, and, for the first time, spoke directly to ad industry leaders about their role in the climate crisis.
