Russia has reduced supplies of gas to Europe since its invasion of
Ukraine, sending fuel prices soaring, while supply chain issues in the
wake of the coronavirus pandemic have also hit deliveries.
Despite those travails, “There is no room for backtracking in the
face of the ongoing climate crisis,” deputy U.N. rights chief Nada Al
Nashif told the United Nations Human Rights Council.
She claimed the devastating floods affecting more than 33 million
people in Pakistan are an example of what will happen to the world’s
climate if there is a massed return to fossil fuels instead of seeking
alternatives.
“How many more tragedies of this sort do we need before the urgency of the moment jolts us into action?” she pleaded.
Speaking at the opening of the council’s 51st session in Geneva, Al
Nashif acknowledged soaring energy prices in Europe “threaten to impact
the most vulnerable as winter approaches.”
Al Nashif pointed out “some E.U. member states are turning to
investments in fossil fuels infrastructure and supplies” and declared
they must stop." Breitbart
