‘Hanging by a Thread’: U.N. Chief Warns of Missing a Key Climate Target | His comments came as the world body’s weather agency said it expected Earth to soon surpass 2023's record high temperatures

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Mr. Guterres reiterated past exhortations to end taxpayer subsidies for oil and gas. But he also turned his attention to a new target: He urged governments to ban advertising by fossil-fuel companies, comparing oil and coal producers to the tobacco industry, which faces advertising restrictions worldwide. And he urged the news media and tech companies to stop displaying their ads.