Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg said on Sunday she will skip next month's COP27 talks in Egypt, slamming the global summit as a forum for 'greenwashing'.
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg said she will skip next month's COP27 talks in Egypt "for many reasons"LONDON - Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg said on Sunday she will skip next month's COP27 talks in Egypt, slamming the global summit as a forum for"greenwashing".
The 19-year-old activist had previously expressed solidarity on Twitter with"prisoners of conscience" being held in Egypt ahead of the UN's 27th conference on climate, opening in the Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh on November 6. The COP conferences, she added,"are not really meant to change the whole system", but instead encourage gradual progress.
Released on Thursday, Thunberg's"The Climate Book" includes about 100 contributions from various experts, including economist Thomas Piketty, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and the writer Naomi Klein.
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