Greta Thunberg Arrives at COP31 Climate Talks in Turkey
· World · The Independent, NDTV
Activist Greta Thunberg arrived Tuesday at the COP31 climate meeting in Antalya, Turkey, delivering a sharp critique of global economic priorities. Thunberg told reporters that climate change threatens everything people love, accusing political and economic systems of serving a fortunate few at the expense of the global majority and the planet. This marks her first U.N. climate summit appearance since the 2021 meeting in Glasgow, Scotland, where she dismissed leaders' pledges as empty rhetoric. In 2024, she participated in a protest rally in Georgia against Azerbaijan hosting that year's talks, accusing Baku of greenwashing human rights abuses. Thunberg is expected to spend a few days at this year's summit advocating for systemic global changes.
Why it matters
Her return to the U.N. summit puts direct pressure on world leaders and corporate entities over their climate commitments as extreme weather events increase globally.
Read the original report — The Independent
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