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UN environment report ‘hijacked’ by US and others over fossil fuels, top scientist says.

 A key UN report on the state of the global environment has been “hijacked”
by the United States and other countries who were unwilling to go along
with the scientific findings, the co-chair has told the BBC. The Global
Environment Outlook, the result of six years’ work, connects climate
change, nature loss and pollution to unsustainable consumption by people
living in wealthy and emerging economies. It warns of a “dire future” for
millions unless there’s a rapid move away from coal, oil and gas and fossil
fuel subsidies. But at a meeting with government representatives to agree
the findings, the US and allies said they could not go along with a summary
of the report’s conclusions. As the scientists were unwilling to water down
or change their findings, the report has now been published without the
summary and without the support of governments, weakening its impact.
Researchers say the objections to this new report reflect similar concerns
expressed by countries at the recent COP30 talks.

 BBC 9th Dec 2025,
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1w9ge93w9po

December 11, 2025 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | secrets,lies and civil liberties