CNN Goes Full Dramatic Mode, Including Music, on ‘Highway to Climate Hell’

KEILAR Experts have cautioned ░░░░░░░░ a dangerously hot summer ░░░░░░░░ now the U N ░░░░░░░░ General is underscoring those ░░░░░░░░ even further saying that ░░░░░░░░ world is on a ░░░░░░░░ to climate hell SANCHEZ ░░░░░░░░ planet just hit a ░░░░░░░░ milestone 12 straight months ░░░░░░░░ record heat unprecedented heat ░░░░░░░░ leaders are urged to ░░░░░░░░ a very dire warning ░░░░░░░░ CNN chief climate correspondent ░░░░░░░░ Weir joins us now ░░░░░░░░ break down that urgent ░░░░░░░░ Bill WEIR Yeah Boris ░░░░░░░░ is 12 straight record ░░░░░░░░ of record heat for ░░░░░░░░ months So we just ░░░░░░░░ through the hottest May ░░░░░░░░ and then there was ░░░░░░░░ March before it all ░░░░░░░░ these months is just ░░░░░░░░ up to one giant ░░░░░░░░ flag that the violent ░░░░░░░░ that we re experiencing ░░░░░░░░ now could be just ░░░░░░░░ opening attractions Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ voice over Across the ░░░░░░░░ heartland came a conga ░░░░░░░░ of devastating tornadoes deadly ░░░░░░░░ from Brazil to Germany ░░░░░░░░ drought that has millions ░░░░░░░░ water in Mexico City ░░░░░░░░ temperatures close to 122 ░░░░░░░░ in India enough to ░░░░░░░░ at least 33 poll ░░░░░░░░ on the same day ░░░░░░░░ recent national elections All ░░░░░░░░ snapshots from a planet ░░░░░░░░ by human activity where ░░░░░░░░ heat records have been ░░░░░░░░ for the last 12 ░░░░░░░░ in a row WEIR ░░░░░░░░ somebody who has been ░░░░░░░░ sort of with intimate ░░░░░░░░ the climate crisis all ░░░░░░░░ years what do you ░░░░░░░░ of what s been ░░░░░░░░ around the world these ░░░░░░░░ COBB I mean Bill ░░░░░░░░ is just a dizzying ░░░░░░░░ of change that we ░░░░░░░░ experiencing right now But ░░░░░░░░ the near future 2023 ░░░░░░░░ register as a normal ░░░░░░░░ whereas in fact if ░░░░░░░░ look at those graphs ░░░░░░░░ you can see is ░░░░░░░░ vertical line shooting upward ░░░░░░░░ the very recent warmest ░░░░░░░░ on record So really ░░░░░░░░ a record smashing year ░░░░░░░░ 2023 GUTERRES Let me ░░░░░░░░ very clear again to ░░░░░░░░ out the fossil fuels ░░░░░░░░ essential and inevitable No ░░░░░░░░ of speed or scare ░░░░░░░░ will change that Let ░░░░░░░░ hope it doesn t ░░░░░░░░ too late WEIR voice ░░░░░░░░ While the head of ░░░░░░░░ United Nations has been ░░░░░░░░ against polluters and petro ░░░░░░░░ for years he s ░░░░░░░░ this Reporter to plead ░░░░░░░░ world leaders to cut ░░░░░░░░ fuels faster than ever ░░░░░░░░ kick in more for ░░░░░░░░ loss and damage in ░░░░░░░░ countries and to ban ░░░░░░░░ advertising from oil gas ░░░░░░░░ coal companies NARRATOR from ░░░░░░░░ Helix ad If you ░░░░░░░░ see the inside of ░░░░░░░░ engine NARRATOR from Chevron ░░░░░░░░ We at Chevron believe ░░░░░░░░ nothing is more precious ░░░░░░░░ life WEIR What do ░░░░░░░░ make of the secretary ░░░░░░░░ s decision to really ░░░░░░░░ new steps to call ░░░░░░░░ an end to fossil ░░░░░░░░ advertising on television and ░░░░░░░░ to treat those ads ░░░░░░░░ way you would for ░░░░░░░░ products Bentley Any policies ░░░░░░░░ we can introduce at ░░░░░░░░ level or even international ░░░░░░░░ to actually change the ░░░░░░░░ we rely on fossil ░░░░░░░░ are important So these ░░░░░░░░ actions as you say ░░░░░░░░ treat fossil fuel adverts ░░░░░░░░ if it would be ░░░░░░░░ know we treat banning ░░░░░░░░ around tobacco or at ░░░░░░░░ warn signs If you ░░░░░░░░ smoke these are the ░░░░░░░░ we need to get ░░░░░░░░ think more savvy to ░░░░░░░░ that around greenhouse gas ░░░░░░░░ as well WEIR voice ░░░░░░░░ To avoid the worst ░░░░░░░░ say global emissions must ░░░░░░░░ 9 a year until ░░░░░░░░ And while they still ░░░░░░░░ up last year it ░░░░░░░░ only by 1 thanks ░░░░░░░░ a boom in clean ░░░░░░░░ and sun power a ░░░░░░░░ that humanity could finally ░░░░░░░░ on the verge of ░░░░░░░░ the carbon curve COBB ░░░░░░░░ 1 is in the ░░░░░░░░ direction but it s ░░░░░░░░ close to zero and ░░░░░░░░ it can start going ░░░░░░░░ the negative territory So ░░░░░░░░ fact we are predicted ░░░░░░░░ have peak fossil fuel ░░░░░░░░ within the next year ░░░░░░░░ two which is something ░░░░░░░░ frankly never saw coming ░░░░░░░░ five years ago So ░░░░░░░░ s real progress and ░░░░░░░░ think people need to ░░░░░░░░ appreciate that Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ And now how fast ░░░░░░░░ transition happens really comes ░░░░░░░░ to the fight between ░░░░░░░░ fossil fuel interests The ░░░░░░░░ general called them the ░░░░░░░░ of the climate crisis ░░░░░░░░ us down a highway ░░░░░░░░ hell at full blast ░░░░░░░░ only profits in mind ░░░░░░░░ for subsidies billions of ░░░░░░░░ in subsidies they enjoy ░░░░░░░░ to be shifted to ░░░░░░░░ companies that don t ░░░░░░░░ carbon Godzilla bigger by ░░░░░░░░ day So it s ░░░░░░░░ guys that we can ░░░░░░░░ that carbon curve within ░░░░░░░░ next couple of years ░░░░░░░░ every 100th of a ░░░░░░░░ matters in saving entire ░░░░░░░░ and the urgency is ░░░░░░░░ near enough what it ░░░░░░░░ be globally SANCHEZ Yeah ░░░░░░░░ planet at a precarious ░░░░░░░░ and not everyone is ░░░░░░░░ the same page Bill ░░░░░░░░ thanks so much for ░░░░░░░░ reporting.”
WEIR: “You bet.”