Climate activist Greta Thunberg

2023 - 1 - 19

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Greta Thunberg says Davos elite are prioritizing greed and short ... (CNBC)

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Thursday accused the political and business elite at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, ...

"And like the tobacco industry, those responsible must be held to account." He accused the oil and gas industry of seeking to expand production despite knowing "full well" that their business model is incompatible with human survival. Asked why new fossil fuel production projects were going ahead despite opposition from both the IEA and climate campaigners, Executive Director Fatih Birol said, "The issue is we have to keep the temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius. [We don't need any] new investments there, but the point of departure is making clean energy investments and having a clean, secure energy future for all," Birol said. Thunberg, Nakate, Gualinga and Neubauer called on the executives of energy giants to "immediately stop" opening new oil, gas or coal extraction sites and said they intended to keep protesting in the streets in "huge numbers." "What haven't we said? What haven't we communicated enough?" They will continue to invest in fossil fuels, they will continue to throw people under the bus for their own gain," she added. More than 900,000 people added their names to the letter as of Thursday afternoon. We were kettled by police and then detained but were let go later that evening," Thunberg said on Wednesday What haven't we said? They are prioritizing self-greed, corporate greed and short-term economic profits above people and above planet."

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Greta Thunberg Accuses People In Davos Of Fuelling "Destruction ... (NDTV)

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg accused attendees of the World Economic Forum in Davos of "fuelling the destruction of the planet" as she arrived at ...

"They will continue to invest in fossil fuels. They will continue to to throw people under the bus for their own gain." Ms Thunberg said change will have to come from "the bottom up".

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Climate activist Greta Thunberg says people in Davos 'fuelling ... (The New Indian Express)

The climate activist returned to Davos on Thursday to press her battle against fossil fuels at the annual confab of the global business and political elite.

"And like the tobacco industry, those responsible must be held to account." We call on them to end the fossil expansion. "Enough is enough," Gualinga told AFP earlier this week. They will continue to throw people under the bus for their own gain," she said. [@GretaThunberg], [@luisaneubauer]and [@SumakHelena]we wrote an open letter to fossil fuel CEOs. She added that it was "absurd ...

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Fossil fuel giants 'throw people under the bus for their gain', Greta ... (Euronews)

Climate activists Vanessa Nakate, Helena Gualinga and Luisa Neubauer are with Greta Thunberg at Davos to demand a halt to new oil and gas projects.

[Food insecurity](https://www.euronews.com/green/tag/food-security) is also a hot topic as biodiversity loss, extreme weather, and an increasing number of natural disasters take their toll, while energy and fertiliser shortages rage on. Together, they are demanding a halt to new [oil and gas](https://www.euronews.com/green/tag/fossil-fuels) projects. Major energy firms including BP, Chevron and Saudi Aramco are among the 1,500 business leaders gathering in Davos alongside state leaders. This year, it seems so far that she is just heading there to protest. [decarbonisation](https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/12/13/g7s-new-climate-club-promises-to-promote-socially-just-transition-to-net-zero) of industries and the energy transition top the agenda for 2023, with a focus on new technologies, including more [sustainable fuel](https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/01/11/new-solar-powered-technology-can-transform-plastic-waste-into-sustainable-fuels-and-cosmet) sources and [green hydrogen](https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/12/29/green-hydrogen-fuel-of-the-future-has-big-potential-but-a-worrying-blind-spot-scientists-w). [Greenpeace](https://www.euronews.com/green/tag/greenpeace) gathered in snowy Davos to demand a [climate tax](https://www.euronews.com/green/tag/tax) on the super-rich attending the World Economic Forum annual meeting. [private jets](https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/12/12/private-jets-and-short-haul-flights-face-pollution-busting-tax-increases-in-belgium). We were kettled by police and then detained but were let go later that evening." "We are not winning. “Enough is enough!” [coal](https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/01/13/bulgaria-rolls-back-plans-to-phase-out-coal-amid-fears-over-energy-and-job-security) extraction sites, and stop blocking the clean [energy transition](https://www.euronews.com/green/tag/energy-transition) we all so urgently need.” [fossil fuels](https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/01/13/exxon-accurately-predicted-climate-change-in-the-70s-which-other-fossil-fuel-giants-knew-t), the activists say it’s time to stop [misleading](https://www.euronews.com/green/tag/greenwashing) the public and deceiving politicians on the climate crisis.

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Davos 2023: Greta Thunberg says energy firms throwing people ... (India Today)

The energy industry has been accused by activists of hijacking the climate change debate at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in the Swiss ski ...

They are more likely to come from the bottom up." She returned to Davos the following year. Also Read

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Climate activist Greta Thunberg visit spotlights lack of climate action ... (Republic World)

Thunberg was joined by prominent young activists Vanessa Nakate, Helena Gualinga and Luisa Neubauer in a roundtable with International Energy Agency ...

Gore said Wednesday at Davos that there is a divide "between those who are old enough to be in positions of power and the young people of this world.” He added that climate activists “have come to the conclusion that the people in authority are not doing their job.” But she acknowledged that while they have a role, “they're not the answer.” “The changes that we need are not very likely to come from the inside (of the Davos meeting), rather I believe they will come from the bottom up,” Thunberg said. As long as they can get away with it, they will continue to invest in fossil fuels, they will continue to throw people under bus for their own gain.” Thunberg did not attend the latest U.N. The activists brought a “cease and desist” letter calling on the heads of fossil fuel companies to stop all new oil and natural gas projects, signed by nearly 900,000 people. Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg on Thursday slammed corporate bigwigs meeting in Davos, Switzerland, for “fueling the destruction of the planet” by investing in fossil fuels and prioritizing short-term profits over people affected by the climate crisis.

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