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Fossil fuel industry using ‘disinformation campaign’ to slow green transition, says UN

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71% Informative

UN says fossil fuel companies are running a 'mis-and-disinformation campaign' to slow down adoption of renewable energy.

Selwin Hart , the assistant secretary general of the UN , said talk of a global “backlash” against climate action was being stoked by the fossil fuel industry.

He warned that the consequences of inaction were being felt in rich countries as well as poor.

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73

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English

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56

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