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Greta Thunberg, the popular activist, has called politicians hypocrites and international climate summits empty words and deceptions. Until humanity admits that it has failed to address the climate crisis and begins to treat it as an emergency, like the coronavirus pandemic, society will be unable to stop global warming. Greta Thunberg. According to The Guardian , Thunberg had said leaders were happy to set targets for future decades, but shuddered when immediate action was needed to reduce emissions. She said there was no politician on the planet promising the necessary climate action: "I wish," said the teenager, who will turn 18 in January. But she is inspired by the millions of students who have accepted the school strike she started in Sweden 116 weeks ago. She has since addressed the UN and become the world's most prominent climate advocate. She also has hope: We can treat a crisis as a crisis, as we have seen with the coronavirus. Treat the climate crisis as a crisis – that could change everything overnight. Greta Thunberg. Thunberg said the scale and speed of emissions reductions needed to keep global temperatures close to the limit set by the Paris climate agreement are so great that they cannot be achieved by the normal functioning of society. " Our entire society would shut down and too many people would suffer ," he stated.
So the first thing we have to do is understand that we are in an emergency and admit the fact that we have failed, humanity collectively has failed, because you cannot solve a crisis that is not understood. Greta Thunberg. Empty Europe Cell Phone Number List words and just greenwashing A vital UN climate summit was scheduled to start in Glasgow on Monday but has been postponed for a year due to COVID-19. Thunberg, however, said she was not disappointed by the delay: As long as we do not treat the climate crisis as a crisis, we can have as many conferences as we want, but they will only be negotiations, empty words, loopholes and greenwash. Greta Thunberg. He is also unimpressed by pledges from nations such as the UK, China and Japan to reach net zero by 2050 or 2060. They mean something symbolic, but if you look at what they actually include, or more importantly exclude, there are a lot of gaps. We shouldn't focus on dates 10, 20 or even 30 years in the future.
If we don't reduce our emissions now, then those distant targets will mean nothing because our carbon budgets will be long gone. Greta Thunberg. Thunberg is particularly critical of EU MEPs who in October approved almost €400bn (£360bn) in subsidies for farmers, most of whom have weak or non-existent green conditions. Agriculture is responsible for around a quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions, and Thunberg said: “ It is a disaster for the climate and for biodiversity .” He said MEPs asked him for his support in September when the EU was deciding its 2030 emissions reduction target. When it's something that's going to happen 10 years from now, they're more than happy to vote for it because it doesn't really affect them. But when it comes to something that really has an effect, here and now, they don't even want to touch it. This shows their hypocrisy. Greta Thunberg. Thunberg said she will support the best party available when she reaches voting age, but that there were no politicians she rated as good: " I wish there was a politician or a party that was strong enough on these issues. Imagine how easy it would be if you could support a politician .” "Justice is at the heart of their campaign," Thunberg commented. That is the root of all this. That's why we are fighting for climate justice, social justice.