Climate activist Greta Thunberg said Friday that calls for real action against climate change are still being ignored by political leaders despite their continuous praise of the global environmental youth movement she helped create. The Swedish teenager was in Madrid, where United Nations-sponsored talks on climate change are underway, to join fellow young climate activists, representatives of Latin America’s indigenous peoples and thousands of other protesters. The talks come as evidence mounts about disasters that could ensue from further global warming, including a study published Friday predicting that unchecked climate change could devastate fishery industries and coral reef tourism. Demands for greater action by nongovernmental organizations and a new generation of environment-minded activists were expected to take the spotlight with the presence of Thunberg in Madrid. Next to her, Vanessa Nakate, a 22-year-old member of Uganda’s chapter of Fridays for Future, said that young activists don’t want more promises.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 06, 2019 20:26 UTC