‘People power’ piles pressure on plodding UN climate talks
Barcelona, Spain Thomson Reuters Foundation As young people take to the streets around the world again on Friday urging more action to curb climate change, analysts warn that the UN climate conference taking place over the coming two weeks will likely fall short of their expectations. Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg has inspired a global movement […]
Students stage global strikes to pressure UN climate summit
Lisbon, Portugal/Sydney, Australia Reuters Thousands of people in Asia and Europe joined rallies demanding more action on climate change on Friday, aiming to force political leaders to come up with urgent solutions at a United Nations conference next week. Swedish activist Greta Thunberg had been due to join a student strike in Lisbon, but her […]
Climate movement now “too loud to handle” for Trump and critics, Greta Thunberg says
Montreal, Canada/The Hague, The Netherlands Reuters Teenage activist Greta Thunberg hit back at critics including US.President Donald Trump on Friday, saying their mockery of children shows her message has become “too loud to handle”. The 16-year-old Swede also told a huge Montreal rally that world leaders had disappointed young people with empty words and inadequate […]