Greta Thunberg ReutersThunberg, regularly calls on governments to set annual emissions targets for now, not the 2030 or 2050 horizonsThe Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has condemned the "empty words" of world leaders in a video message released ahead of the fifth anniversary of the Paris climate accord on Saturday. Thunberg warned "we are still speeding in the wrong direction," and she accused global decision-makers of wasting time "creating new loopholes with empty words and creative accounting." Thunberg, the figurehead of the Fridays for Future climate protest movement, regularly calls on governments to set annual emissions targets for now, and not the 2030 or 2050 horizons which are used in most international greenhouse gas agreements. However, in her latest three-minute video Thunberg said that "the hope comes from the people" and she called on people to act, ahead of a day of 2,500 planned demonstrations worldwide, many online, by her movement to mark the anniversary of the Paris accord. The movement claims the objective of 1.5°C is now "non negotiable" and the only hope of safeguarding the planet for future generations.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 11, 2020 14:48 UTC