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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Fiona Harvey Environment editor

World must reject climate culture wars or face economic ruin, says UN’s Stiell

Smoke and vapor rise from a German power plant's cooling towers, with wind turbines nearby
Stiell warned of a ‘permanent climate nightmare’ if fossil fuel pollution continued at current levels. Photograph: Oliver Berg/AFP/Getty Images

Attempts to stoke a climate crisis culture war must be rejected or the world will face economic disaster, the UN’s climate chief has warned.

Simon Stiell, the executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, warned that this year’s “hot as hell” summer had killed tens of thousands of people in Europe alone and “hammered” infrastructure, businesses and economics, costing a likely €180bn (£155bn), as well as leading to forced migration around the world.

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