Greta Thurnberg ‘Okay Boomers’ Leaders At Davos GretaThunberg
This year’s World Economic Forum is happening now in Davos, Switzerland and opening the session was none other than 17-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg. Thunberg called out companies and leaders from around the world for their lack of action and failure to stop deadly emissions.
“I wonder, what will you tell your children was the reason to fail and leave them facing the climate chaos you knowingly brought upon them?” said Thunberg to a packed room,. “Our house is still on fire,” she added, reminding participants of her words from last year’s Forum. “Your inaction is fueling the flames by the hour.”
Thunberg also skewered leaders for making promises that she believes will do little to help the devastating impacts to our climate. Leaders have agreed to reduce planet-warming gases to net zero by 2050, offset emissions by planting one trillion trees, and transitioning to a low-carbon economy. “Let’s be clear. We don’t need a ‘low carbon economy.’ We don’t need to ‘lower emissions,’” she said. “Our emissions have to stop.
Thunberg also said her generation will be the ones to pick up the mess created by the Boomers. “My generation will not give up without a fight,” she proclaimed. She has
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