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Davos: Greta, everyone talks about the climate but nothing has changed

2020-01-21T10:16:12.685Z


"Nothing has been done about the climate, the CO2 emissions have not been reduced," says the activist who gets angry with the media: 'Do not report deaths from climate change'. And he explains how young people and science are not at the center of the debate. The Pope invites "to place the human person at the center of public policies and not the search for power and profit" (ANSA)


"Nobody would have expected it, there is greater awareness and climate change has become a 'hot' issue. But from another point of view nothing has been done, the CO2 emissions have not been reduced and this is the our goal. " Young climate activist Greta Thunberg said this during a panel at the World Economic Forum . Greta promised that "this is only the beginning" and hoped that "we will start listening to science and start considering the crisis for what it is".

Davos' 50th birthday takes place in the name of climate change, with unprecedented participation of activists. And the young Swede, who arrived yesterday with a march from Landquart accompanied by local environmentalists, is flanked in Davos by a dozen 'teenage changemakers', peers engaged on the climate front. At 11.30 am, US President Donald Trump , arriving from the US in Zurich and then transferring by helicopter, will address the global audience of Davos with his 'special address'.

"I certainly cannot complain that I am not being listened to, I am constantly being listened to, but science and young people in general are not at the center of the climate debate. Instead, it is about our future and we need to bring science to the center of the conversation "Greta added during a panel on climate change at the World Economic Forum, supported by other young activists.

"People die from climate change and even a fraction of a centigrade degree of warming is important. But I don't think I've ever seen a single media communicate it, I know you don't want to say it," said Greta. "But I will keep repeating it until you write it," warned Greta.

"The world must reach the zero emissions target as soon as possible, countries must reach the zero emissions target much faster, and help poor countries get online," warned Greta. "I don't think people are interested in how I manage haters. Instead, I want to remember once again: according to a 2018 IPCC report, if you want a 67% chance to limit the average increase in global temperature below below 1.5 degrees centigrade, there was still a margin of about 420 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide emissions as of January 1, 2018. Of course, the number has dropped today, because we emit around 42 gigatonnels a year. of emissions, we have less than eight years left "before we miss the target. These numbers are neither opinions nor politics, but the best that science offers ".

THE POPE'S MESSAGE: "Put the human person, rather than just the search for power or profit, at the center of public policy". It is the Pope's call in his message to the "World Economic Forum" in Davos: "This duty belongs to the economic sectors and governments alike, and is indispensable in the search for fair solutions for the challenges we face". Therefore "it is necessary to go beyond short-term technological or economic approaches and take full account of the ethical dimension in finding solutions to today's problems or proposing initiatives for the future".

Source: ansa

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