(Stockholm) Another conference that did not lead to “big changes”: Two weeks before COP26, Swedish activist Greta Dunberg lamented the meeting on Saturday, though “important” for the future of the planet.
The iconic image of the future movement for Fridays on the sidelines of a climate concert organized in Stockholm is “This COP will not make a big difference”
The young woman surprised the crowd with her song and dance as she confronted several thousand people who had dared the autumn cold to listen to twenty artists. I will never let you down D. Rick Astley.
COP26 and all international conferences have the potential to “make a difference by bringing together so many people. So we need to make sure we take advantage of this opportunity”, the activist added: “We must continue to push!”
At a conference in Glasgow, Scotland, states around the world are expected to negotiate and reaffirm their commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from October 31 to November 12.
My hope, of course, is to act on the sudden realization that we are facing an existential crisis.
Greta Dunberg
According to her, it is now “no longer necessary to shift the focus and seek to create key places in the plans, but to preserve the living conditions of the planet, the present and future generations”.
According to the latest UN estimates released in mid-September, the world is heading for a “catastrophic” global warming of + 2.7 ° C by the end of the century, while each additional part of a degree is amplifying dramatically.
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