Greta Thunberg tells Cop31 leaders no one is coming to our rescue

independent.co.uk —

Greta Thunberg criticized wealthy governments at the Cop31 summit in Antalya, Turkey, stating the planet "is being killed" by those expected to provide rescue, and asserted "no one is coming to our rescue." Speaking at her first UN climate conference in five years, Thunberg joined frontline nations like Mali and Seychelles in urging immediate action. A new Climate Action Tracker report warns the world is heading for "irrecoverable overshoot" of global warming targets, with current policies projecting 2.7C of warming by 2100. The summit is co-hosted by coal-dependent Turkey and Australia, with Turkey facing criticism for announcing new oil fields. Thunberg and activists also called for Turkey to end energy shipments to Israel, which it denies, amid accusations the talks allow hosts to "whitewash themselves."


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