Greta Thunberg arrives at COP31 climate talks in Turkey

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 10 Nov, 20:27 · Archive

Climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived at the UN climate summit in Antalya, Turkey, on Tuesday, warning that world leaders prioritise profits over people and the planet.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived at the UN climate summit, known as COP31, in the Turkish resort city of Antalya on Tuesday. She told reporters that climate change is 'threatening everything' and that 'everything and everyone we love is at stake'.

Thunberg criticised the summit as hypocritical, accusing world leaders of putting corporate interests and geopolitical power ahead of people and the planet. She said the negotiations are 'filled with lobbyists, paid by the very destructive industries which are benefiting from our extremely violent status quo'. She also warned that host countries use the annual event to 'whitewash themselves' while continuing to rely heavily on fossil fuels. Both Turkey and Australia, the summit's co-hosts, promote renewable energy but remain heavily dependent on coal for electricity generation.

Thunberg said the world's political and economic systems have become 'incompatible with human nature' and that structural changes are needed to deal with the climate crisis. She stated: 'We should act to protect and benefit people rather than constantly sacrificing the global majority and the very planet we are all living on, for a fortunate few to keep making unimaginable profits and maintaining geopolitical power'. This is her first appearance at a climate summit since COP26 in Glasgow in 2021, when she famously dismissed world leaders' pledges as 'blah, blah, blah'.

How it is being reported

• Greta Thunberg takes swipe at world leaders during COP31 climate talksFollowing her arrival at the United Nations summit in the Turkish resort city of Antalya, Greta Thunberg warned that the talks were being influenced by lobbyistsThe Mirror · 10 Nov, 20:03
• Greta Thunberg arrives at UN climate talks saying ‘everything we love is at stake’Greta Thunberg has arrived at the U.N. climate meeting in Turkey, emphasizing the need to prioritize people and the planet over profitsIndependent World · 10 Nov, 13:12

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