Prior to arriving in Glasgow, Greta Thunberg called the British government ‘climate villains’ and dismissed its environmental policies as inadequate
She’s not a delegate to the COP26 climate summit and she won’t be addressing the conference. But teenage activist Greta Thunberg has caused a sensation in Glasgow and “Greta Mania”Since arriving by train at Glasgow’s Central Station last Saturday Ms. Thunberg has been accorded rock star status. She was met by a crush of well-wishers and required a police escort to get out of the station.
Now a young adult, she hasn’t tempered her blunt talk or her piercing scowl that can rattle even the most seasoned politician. Prior to arriving in Scotland, Ms. Thunberg called the British government “climate villains” and dismissed Ms. Sturgeon’s environmental policies as inadequate.
Ms. Sturgeon acknowledged that her meeting with Ms. Thunberg had been uncomfortable. Ms. Thunberg grilled the First Minister on plans for a new oil development in the North Sea and made it clear that she opposed the project. “Those voices often, including for me, are really uncomfortable at times, because they make us confront the hard realities of our own lack of delivery,” Ms. Sturgeon said after the meeting.
Not everyone is as enamoured by Ms. Thunberg. She’s had famous tangles with former U.S. president Donald Trump; Russian President Vladimir Putin once described her as a “kind but poorly informed teenager.”
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