Greta Thunberg goes for "zero emissions" of insults 0:34
(CNN Spanish) -
Greta Thunberg criticized world leaders and called the COP26 summit a "failure" on Friday, leading a huge youth protest in front of the climate summit headquarters in Glasgow.
Young activists flocked to the Scottish town to demand that leaders act, as the focus of the official event was on the impact of climate change on future generations.
However, in the main speech at the rally, Thunberg told the crowd that "history will misjudge them," calling the conference a "
greenwashing
festival
" for northern countries.
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"It is no secret that COP26 is a failure. It should be obvious that we cannot solve a crisis with the same methods that got us into it in the first place. And more and more people are beginning to realize this. Many are beginning to ask yourselves what it takes for people in power to wake up, "the 18-year-old activist told the crowd.
"But let's be clear, they are already awake. They know exactly what they are doing," he continued.
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Greta Thunberg says change will not come from COP26 1:00
"Leaders are doing nothing. They are actively creating loopholes and setting up frameworks to benefit themselves and continue to profit from this destructive system. This is an active choice by leaders to continue the exploitation of people in the community. nature, the destruction of present and future living conditions ".
"It seems their main goal is to keep fighting for the status quo. And COP26 has been called the most exclusive COP in history. This is no longer a climate conference, it is now a global north greenwashing festival. One two-week celebration for everything to go on as usual and blah, blah, blah, "Thunberg said.
Speaking on behalf of people living in the areas of the world most vulnerable to climate change, Thunberg said their voices "remain unheard," adding that future generations are drowning in "empty words and promises."
"The most affected people in the worst affected areas remain unheard. And the voices of future generations are drowned in their
greenwash
and in empty words and promises. But the facts do not lie," he said.
"They've had 26 POPs. They've had decades of blah, blah, blah. And what has that led to?" Thunberg asked, and the crowd responded "nowhere."
His remarks come after several of the major players present at the conference spoke about the achievements of the first week.
Leaders have so far announced a series of commitments, including one to halt deforestation, a coal deal and a plan to stop spending public funds on fossil fuel projects abroad.
Thousands of protesters filled the streets of the city on Friday, many of them carrying banners warning of the effects of rising temperatures and extreme weather events.
Greta against those who describe activists at COP26 as "radical"
In closing his speech, Thunberg criticized those who describe climate activists as "radicals."
"Some say we are being too radical. But the truth is that they are the ones who are radical. Fighting to save our life support systems is not radical at all. Instead, believing that all of civilization, as we know it, can survive a world with 2.7 or 3 degrees warmer is not only extremely radical, but it is pure madness. "
Thunberg ended his speech by thanking his supporters and telling them that he would see them at the next march on Saturday.
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