‘You can’t negotiate with physics’ – The climate activist Greta Thunberg delivered a powerful message on the ecological crisis to participants of the virtual Davos event.
“We understand that the world is very complex and that change doesn’t happen overnight. But you’ve now had more than three decades of blah blah blah. How many more do you need?”
My address to the World Economic Forum today. #wef2021 #DavosAgenda pic.twitter.com/Bhd9HJSHhp
— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) January 25, 2021
My name is Greta Thunberg and I am inviting you to be a part of the solution.
As #ParisAgreement turns 5, our leaders present their ‘hopeful’ distant hypothetical targets, ‘net zero’ loopholes and empty promises.⁰⁰
But the real hope comes from the people.⁰
#FightFor1Point5 pic.twitter.com/o9mmFuIoyI— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) December 10, 2020
“The melting of ice across the planet is accelerating at a record rate /…/ The rate of loss is now in line with the worst-case scenarios of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.” https://t.co/Xn9wpWSgfF
— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) January 25, 2021
This week Norway awarded 61 new oil and gas exploration rights to 30 oil companies. Sweden’s Lundin Oil was awarded stakes in 19 licenses.
It’s 2021 and when it comes to facing the climate emergency the world is still in a state of complete denial. https://t.co/mrr7zkiwnK
— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) January 24, 2021
The Swedish forest industry is unsustainable. It is exploiting indigenous land and disrespecting their rights. The bitter truth about the so-called “green” forestry in Sweden is explained in this new documentary, watch it! 🌍👀#StandWithSápmihttps://t.co/Lc4dddxpbG pic.twitter.com/xFlVH1vgCC
— Fridays For Future (@Fridays4future) January 20, 2021