Greta Thunberg

Asia Lancia, Marta Di Cicco, Carattoli Giulia, Rebecca D'Angeli, Giulia Di Felice

Greta Thunberg

• Greta Thunberg was born on January 3, 2003, in Stockholm, Sweden.

• She started going on school strikes in 2018, every Friday, to demand that politicians do more about climate change. She protested in front of the Swedish Parliament with a sign that read School strike for climate.

• In 2019, Greta spoke at the United Nations, criticizing world leaders for not doing enough to stop global warming. She famously said words like “How dare you?” to express her disappointment.

• In 2020, she was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Greta continues to fight for a better future and to protect our planet.

Greta Thunberg

Greta Thunberg

• Greta Thunberg was named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” in 2019 for her efforts to combat climate change.

• Her protests inspired similar actions worldwide, culminating in the 2019 Global Climate Strike, where an estimated 400 million students and supporters participated.

• Since beginning her protest, Thunberg has gained a large international following and has spoken before multiple governments

• She has also met with the Pope.

• Thunberg’s speech at the United Nations has been compared to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, as it is seen as a powerful call for climate action.

The United Nations Conference

• The 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP25, took place in Madrid, Spain.

• The conference occurred from December 2 to December 13, 2019.

• The conference was held under the presidency of the Chilean government.
• It included the 25th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the 15th meeting of the parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP15), and the second meeting of the parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA25).

Most important points

01. This is all wrong. I shouldn’t be up here. I should be back in school on the other side of the ocean.

02. You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words. And yet I’m one of the lucky ones. People are suffering. People are dying. Entire ecosystems are collapsing. We are in the beginning of a mass extinction, and all you can talk about is money and fairy tales of eternal eco- nomic growth.

03. For more than 30 years, the science has been crystal clear. How dare you continue to look away and come here saying that you’re doing enough, when the politics and solutions needed are still nowhere in sight.

04. You say you hear us and that you understand the urgency. But no matter how sad and angry I am, I do not want to believe that. Because if you really understood the situation and still kept on failing to act, then you would be evil.

05. The popular idea of cutting our emissions in half in 10 years only gives us a 50% chance of staying below 1.5 degrees [Celsius], and the risk of setting off irreversible chain reactions beyond human control.

How dare you pretend that this can be solved with just business as usal and some technical solutions? With today's emissions levels, that remaining CO2 budget will be entirely gone within less than 8 years.

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So 50% is a very high risk, not acceptable to us, we who have to live with the consequences

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Having a 67% chance of staying below 1.5 degrees global temperature rise, means that the world had 420 gigatons of CO2 left to emit back on January 1st 2018. Today it wet down to less then 350 gigatons

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There will not be any solutions or plans presented in line with these figures here today, because these numbers are too uncomfortable

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You are failing us. But the young people are starting to understand your betrayal. The eyes of all future generations are upon you. And if you choose to fail us, I say: we will never forgive you

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We will not let you get away with this. Right here, right now is where we all draw the line. The world is waking up. And change is coming, whether you like it or not.

U.N. CONFERENCE

The results

The conference's results were disappointing, with a significant gap between the scientific urgency of climate action and the outcomes of the negotiations. Decisions on carbon markets and emissions cuts were postponed to the Glasgow conference, with key opposition from different countries. However, the EU agreed on the European Green Deal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Many countries, cities, businesses, and coalitions also committed to net-zero goals.

04. Relevant Data

Our personal thoughts

Her message is clear and direct: she denounces the inaction of political leaders and their indifference to the future of the planet. Her "How dare you?" has become a symbol of her frustration, and also of the anger felt by many young people who feel betrayed by previous generations. Many admire her determination and her ability to bring global attention to the issue, but there are also critics. Overall we think her voice has been crucial in bringing renewed visibility to the cause. Even though her way of communicating may seem harsh, it's precisely this firmness that has made a difference.

The speech