Monday, September 30, 2019

GRETA THUNBERG’S SPEECH TO LEADERS AT UN


GRETA THUNBERG’S SPEECH TO LEADERS AT UN

Swedish activist addresses world leaders at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York, September 21, 2019


EXCERPTS FROM THE SPEECH:

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 fairytales of eternal economic growth. How dare you!”
For more than 30 years the science has been crystal clear. How dare you continue to look away and come here saying that you are doing enough, when the politics and solutions needed are still nowhere in sight!
Because if you fully understood the situation and still kept on failing to act, then you would be evil. And I refuse to believe that”.
The popular idea of cutting our emissions in half in 10 years only gives us a 50 per cent chance of staying below 1.5C degrees, and the risk of setting off irreversible chain reactions beyond human control”.
But those numbers don’t include tipping points, most feedback loops, additional warming hidden by toxic air pollution or the aspects of climate justice and equity”.
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. We will not let you get away with this. Right here, right now is where we draw the line. The world is waking up. And change is coming, whether you like it or not”.


VOCABULARY:
CLIMATE CRISIS / CHANGE STRIKE DEMONSTRATION
SUMMIT ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM MARCH
GREENHOUSE GAS GLOBAL WARMING CARBON FOOTPRINT


QUESTIONS:
>Who is Greta Thunberg?
>What is she known for?

>What can each of us do to prevent Climate Change?

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