Greta Thunberg arrives at UN climate talks saying ‘everything we love is at stake’
She said host countries and fossil-fuel interests are whitewashing the talks as activists press for more climate finance and cleaner energy.
- On Tuesday, climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived at the COP31 conference in Antalya, Turkey, warning that climate change is "threatening everything" and urging world leaders to prioritize people and the planet over profits and power.
- Thunberg attends her first summit since the 2021 Glasgow talks, where she dismissed leaders' promises as "blah, blah, blah," having also protested Azerbaijan's hosting of climate negotiations in 2024.
- Demanding structural change, she argues current political and economic systems have "become incompatible with human nature," criticizing negotiations as "filled with lobbyists" and warning against sacrificing the global majority for "unimaginable profits."
- Youth activists rallied around her arrival; Amber Turner, a 26-year-old fellow with the Alliance of Small Island States, said Thunberg's presence adds pressure on the COP to deliver real action and implementation.
- The COP31 talks in Antalya run until Nov 20, while the next summit, COP32, is scheduled for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in Nov 2027.
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Greta Thunberg Flies in to COP31 Climate Talks and Blasts U.N. ‘Hypocrisy’
Swedish doomer Greta Thunberg (remember her?) has joined 100,000 other climate worriers flying in to the COP31 climate talks in Turkey, taking the opportunity to deride host countries as seeking to “whitewash themselves” while helping maintain the elite status quo she says she despises.
Greta Thunberg at COP31 warns that the crisis is not under control and calls for changes from governments to protect the most vulnerable young people.
Climate activist Greta Thunberg attended the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) in Antalya, criticizing world leaders. Describing the climate negotiations as "hypocrisy," Thunberg criticized the influence of fossil fuel companies on the summits. The Swedish activist stated, “It is hypocrisy that host countries are given the opportunity to whitewash themselves every year, and we know that these negotiations are full of lobbyists pai…
The young activist has arrived today in Turkey. She was not at a UN climate summit since 2021. We stop sacrificing the world's population to ensure the profits of a few people.
Greta Thunberg blasts U.N. climate talks as ‘hypocrisy’ at COP31
Climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived at U.N. climate talks on Tuesday, condemning the annual proceedings as hypocritical and urging leaders to put people and the planet ahead of profits and power.
COP31: Leaders gather in Antalya as US skips talks, Greta Thunberg renews criticism
Greta Thunberg, who rose to fame for galvanising children's movement to hold governments accountable for climate change, has returned to the COP process for the first time since the 2021 Glasgow summit. “It’s a hypocrisy every year that the host countries are given an opportunity to whitewash themselves,” Thunberg said.
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