Climate and environmental activist Greta Thunberg on Monday asked the world to remember the promises it made to safeguard the environment in the wake of the crisis situation that has been created and inflicted on the present generation because of their wrongdoings.
In a statement issued during the ongoing online Davos Agenda Summit, the young climate activist said the world must remember the promises it made to children and grandchildren.
She further said she was there to remind the world of the promises that it had made to their children and grandchildren and to tell it that there was no question of any compromise on the very minimum safety levels that still remain.
"The climate and ecological crisis can unfortunately no longer be solved within today's systems. According to the current best available science that is no longer an opinion; that's a fact," she said.
Ms. Thunberg further said there is a need to keep it in mind as countries, businesses and investors now rush forward to present their new so-called ambitious climate targets and commitments.
"The longer we avoid this uncomfortable truth, and the longer we pretend we can solve the climate - and ecological emergency - without treating it as a crisis — the more precious time we will lose. And this is time we do not have," she said.
Ms. Thunberg further said that leaders and nations all over the world are speaking of an existential climate emergency, but instead of taking immediate action in an emergency, they set up vague, insufficient, hypothetical targets way into the future, like 'net-zero 2050'.
She said these were targets based on loopholes and incomplete numbers and targets that equal surrender.
"It's like waking up in the middle of the night, seeing your house on fire, then deciding to wait 10, 20, or 30 years before you call the fire department while labeling those trying to wake people up as alarmists.
"We understand that the world is very complex and that change doesn’t happen overnight. But you have now had more than three decades of blah blah blah. How many more do you need? Because when it comes to facing the climate and ecological emergency, the world is still in a state of complete denial," she said.
Ms. Thunberg said the justice for the most affected people in the most affected areas is being systematically denied.
She said she was not here to tell anyone what to do, as safeguarding the future living conditions and preserving life on earth as we know it is was voluntary.
"The choice is yours to make. But I can assure you this. You can't negotiate with physics. And your children and grandchildren will hold you accountable for the choices that you make. How's that for a deal?" Ms. Thunberg asked.
"My name is Greta Thunberg and I am not here to make deals. You see, I don't belong to any financial interest or political party. So I can't bargain or negotiate. I am only here to once again remind you of the emergency we are in. The crisis that you and your predecessors have created and inflicted upon us. The crisis that you continue to ignore," she said.
Because she isn’t useful. The “Valid” issues raised are issues everyone is already aware of. The spotlight shines on her, because she is a young progressive; a very appealing sight in the eyes of other progressives. It’s almost inspiring someone a couple years younger than me can have such influence, but even I know my place, and it’s not mouthing off at the United Nations complaining about how my childhood was “stolen”, when nor I, or Greta have ever known anything about true suffering.
There are to many families in the world that actually go through hardships that most people can’t even begin to imagine. A thunderstorm taking out the the TV Signal, and Wi-Fi is not suffering, but that is all someone like Greta has to worry about. Her childhood has been pretty good, still is.
Here she is, this spoiled rotten teenager, on a train, eating delectable food delivered to her. What has she ever known about suffering?
Look, taking care of the environment is important, but making overly emotional speeches, and waving cardboard signs at protests isn’t gonna do squat. What gets things done, is taking action.
In India, a man by the name of Jadav Payeng, planted trees in a desert every day for 40 years.
The Youtuber Mr Beast created an fundraiser that planted 20 million trees.
Rajendra Singh, founded an organization that has created over 8,000 Johads, and other types of water conservation structures to collect rainwater for dry seasons. He’s been doing this since the 1970’s.
Greta Thunberg has complained about a stolen childhood when she is far more blessed than a lot of other kids, informs people of issues everyone is aware of, but does nothing to prevent them, other than whining on tv, and gets the attention of the world for it.
In Greta's infamous speech to the U.N, she speaks about “Empty words.” How is she any different? Until she starts making real change, she is no different than a politician.
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