With fossil fuel subsidies, humanity investing in 'own doom':

AFP  |  Paris 

By subsidising fossil fuels, humanity was "investing in its own doom", UN chief Antonio Guterres said today at a Paris summit seeking to unlock funds for the global shift towards greener energy.

"Fossil fuels remain heavily subsidised -- meaning we are investing in our own doom," he told delegates at the finance- themed climate gathering called by French President Emmanuel Macron.

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First Published: Tue, December 12 2017. 21:45 IST