Activists urge phasing out of fossil fuels

A man working at an oil refinery. Experts and activists attending the Stockholm+50 conference in Sweden have urged governments to address what they describe as the top threat to climate, global peace and security, biodiversity, human health and water — fossil fuels

What you need to know:

  • They say fossil fuels have undermined every sustainable development goal, warning that producing countries and corporations plan to significantly expand coal, oil and gas extraction despite these threats.