The 17-year-old Swedish climate activist made the comments during one of the opening sessions of Davos.
Climate activist Greta Thunberg said Tuesday “basically nothing” has changed since she started protesting about climate change 18 months ago.
“In one aspect, lots has happened that no one could have predicted,” Thunberg said. “This has sparked general awareness and a movement. All these many, many young people from many different places pushing together to form this alliance of movements. Thunberg said people must “start listening to the science” and “start treating this crisis as the crisis it is.”
“Richer countries need to get down to zero emissions much faster and then help poorer countries do the same.” Story continuesThunberg appeared alongside other young activists from around the world on a panel titled “Forging a Sustainable Path towards a Common Future”.
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