Greta Thunberg dismisses 'empty words' in new climate crisis appeal
Guardian, 11 Dec 2020
Greta Thunberg has warned the world is failing to tackle the climate emergency and is in a 'state of complete denial' nearly five years after the Paris agreement.
Thunberg, 17, whose solo school strike in 2018 snowballed into a global youth movement, spoke out ahead of a UN event at which national leaders have been asked to increase their pledges on emissions cuts.
In a video shared exclusively with the Guardian, she calls on leaders to account for failing to reverse rising carbon emissions, but concluded: ‘There is hope … we are the hope – we, the people'
The Paris agreement five years on: is it strong enough to avert climate catastrophe?
Thunberg, 17, whose solo school strike in 2018 snowballed into a global youth movement, spoke out ahead of a UN event at which national leaders have been asked to increase their pledges on emissions cuts.
In a video shared exclusively with the Guardian, she calls on leaders to account for failing to reverse rising carbon emissions, but concluded: ‘There is hope … we are the hope – we, the people'
The Paris agreement five years on: is it strong enough to avert climate catastrophe?
