Days ahead of what they are calling a “global climate strike,” prominent youth activists including Greta Thunberg urged young people to join them on Friday in demanding world leaders take action to tackle the climate crisis.
urged young people to join them on Friday in demanding world leaders take action to tackle the climate crisis.
The goal, she said, is to show that the climate crisis has not waned during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Thunberg cited a recent U.N. report projecting that by 2030, the world’s greenhouse gas emissions will have risen by 16 percent compared with 2010 levels. Her remarks come on the eve of the United Nations General Assembly meeting, which begins Tuesday in New York City, and ahead of theThunberg has become a renowned figure for her work in raising awareness about climate change through her weekly Fridays for Future rallies.
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