Greta Thunberg Davos 2020
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Greta thunberg davos 2020. Greta demands climate action but trump blasts pessimists day one as it happened the first day of the world economic forum has been dominated by donald trump s special address and. Greta thunberg spoke about climate action at the davos forum in switzerland calling for an end to fossil fuels and stating that we only have 8 years to save the planet. Greta thunberg is a 17 year old environmental campaigner from stockholm sweden. Davos switzerland greta thunberg on tuesday punched a hole in the promises emerging from a forum of the global political and business elite and offered instead an ultimatum.
Us president donald trump and environmental activist greta thunberg are getting top billing at davos this year as the conference for global elites turns its attention to the climate crisis and. Addressing business and political leaders in a speech at the world economic forum in switzerland she said their inaction is fueling the flames by. Global emissions of carbon dioxide remain on course to rise above 1 5 c despite clear and present risks. This article was co written with youth climate activists jean hinchliffe australia.
Greta thunberg told a world economic forum panel on climate that activists were demanding an end to all investment in fossil fuel exploration and extraction. Read the full transcript of her january 21 2020 speech.