Activist Greta Thunberg appeals to her millions of supporters to sign an open letter accusing leaders of betrayal
A delegate walks past a climate change poster at the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, on November 1 2021. Picture: REUTERS/PHIL NOBLE
Their commitment to phase out fossil fuel subsidies “over the medium term” echoed wording used by the G20 at a summit in Pittsburgh as long ago as 2009. “This is not a drill. It’s code red for the Earth,” it read. “Millions will suffer as our planet is devastated — a terrifying future that will be created, or avoided, by the decisions you make. You have the power to decide.”
Chinese President Xi Jinping, whose country is by far the biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, ahead of the US, was due to address the conference on Monday in a written statement, according to an official schedule. More than 1,000 had to shiver for over an hour in a bottleneck outside the venue to present proof of a negative Covid-19 test and gain access, while being treated by activists to an electronic musical remix of Thunberg’s past speeches.
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