California Gov. Newsom Calls out Oil Industry at United Nations

Mr. Newsom called out fossil fuel companies for their alleged “deceit and denial,” during a speech at the U.N. Climate Ambition Summit in New York.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks as he attends the Climate Ambition Summit at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, on Sept. 20, 2023. The event, held during Climate Week NYC and the UN General Assembly, seeks to gather support for global agreements aimed at phasing out the use of fossil fuels. Kena Betancur/Getty Images

California Gov. Gavin Newsom called out fossil fuel companies for their alleged “deceit and denial,” during a speech Sept. 20 at the United Nations (UN) Climate Ambition Summit in New York.

Though Mr. Newsom was given the floor to speak during the one-day event, the United States and China—along with other alleged “major polluters”—were not allowed due to claims from U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres who said, earlier this month in a press release, the summit had “no room for back-sliders, greenwashers, blame-shifters, or repackaging of announcements from previous years.”