Leftist Civil War: Greta Thunberg Airs Grievances Against World Economic Forum

The climate As activist, Thursday saw a heightened moralism arms race at Davos, Switzerland. Greta Thunberg The accused were among the attendees World Economic Forum Hypocrisy about the environment

The Swede, aged 20, participated in an a panel discussion moderated by CNBC in the resort town, which is presently hosting hundreds of government officials and corporate leaders for the World Economic Forum’s annual conference. Thunberg stated that the green value of the dollar was more important for the participants than the green value of the planet.

“We are right now in Davos where basically the people who are mostly fueling the destruction of the planet, the people who are at the very core of the climate crisis, the people who are investing in fossil fuels, and yet somehow these are the people that we seem to rely on solving our problems,” She made a comment. “They have proven time and time again that they are not prioritizing that. They are prioritizing self-greed, corporate greed and short-term economic profits above people and above planet.”

Thunburg was recently detained by German authorities after she protested against the expansion of a coal mining facility in Lutzerath. Video footage was not available at the time. emerged Thunberg said that Thunberg and the police allowed the media to photograph and film Thunberg’s 20-year old daughter before they removed her from her home.

“These people are going to go as far as they possibly can as long as they can get away with it,” She continued. “They will continue to invest in fossil fuels, they will continue to throw people under the bus for their own gain.”

The World Economic Forum highlighted climate policy, even though Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has impacted global energy supplies. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen affirmed During her remarks at conference “Europe will always stand with the Ukrainian people” Commenting on the fact that policymakers will try to “reach net zero” Despite energy shortages, carbon emissions still occur. Al Gore, former Vice President, set out on a speech In which he stated that the oceans were boiling at the moment.

Thunberg was not alone to accuse the World Economic Forum of hypocrisy. Greenpeace, an international climate advocacy group, issued a harsh statement. rebuke Hundreds of private jets were used by attendees to travel to the conference. The vast majority of the more than 1,000 planes which entered Davos amid last year’s conference were embarking on short-haul flights of less than 500 miles that “could have easily been train or car trips,” According to research The group published the information while only one plane traveled 13 miles to attend.

“Europe is experiencing the warmest January days ever recorded and communities around the world are grappling with extreme weather events supercharged by the climate crisis,” Klara Maria Schenk is a Greenpeace campaigner who said in a statement. “Meanwhile, the rich and powerful flock to Davos in ultra-polluting, socially inequitable private jets to discuss climate and inequality behind closed doors. Davos has a perfectly adequate railway station, still these people can’t even be bothered to take the train.”

The research concluded that private jet travel to and from Davos during last year’s conference produced emissions equivalent to those caused in one week by 350,000 cars. The week leading up to Davos saw quadrupling of private jet emissions.

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