Greta Thunberg protests against Azerbaijan hosting global climate summit
1 month, 1 week ago

Greta Thunberg protests against Azerbaijan hosting global climate summit

Associated Press  

TBILISI, Georgia — Climate activist Greta Thunberg on Monday attended a rally in Georgia to protest against Azerbaijan hosting the annual United Nations climate talks. U.N. climate talks, called COP29, opened Monday in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, a major oil producer where the world’s first oil well was drilled. Thunberg described Azerbaijan as “a repressive, occupying state, which has committed ethnic cleansing, and which is continuing cracking down on Azerbaijani civil society.” She charged that the Caspian Sea nation has used the summit as “a chance to greenwash their crimes and human rights abuses.” “We can’t give them any legitimacy in this situation, which is why we are standing here and saying no to greenwashing and no to the Azerbaijani regime,” she said. Thunberg, 21, has inspired a global youth movement demanding stronger efforts to fight climate change after staging weekly protests outside the Swedish parliament starting in 2018.

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Young people, whose futures are at stake in UN climate talks, push through anger to fight for hope
1 month ago

Young people, whose futures are at stake in UN climate talks, push through anger to fight for hope

Associated Press  

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Young people who attend the United Nations climate talks have a lot to be angry about. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Her pessimism isn’t unwarranted. “I think for a lot of young people from extremely climate vulnerable nations, it actually it doesn’t feel like much of a choice” to …

Protesters gather at UN climate talks in global day of action as progress on a deal slows
1 month, 1 week ago

Protesters gather at UN climate talks in global day of action as progress on a deal slows

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We can’t end up with a bad deal for …

Protesters gather at UN climate talks in global day of action as progress on a deal slows
1 month, 1 week ago

Protesters gather at UN climate talks in global day of action as progress on a deal slows

Associated Press  

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Hundreds of activists formed a human chain outside one of the main plenary halls at the United Nations climate summit on what is traditionally their biggest protest day during the two-week talks. The demonstration in Baku, Azerbaijan was echoed at sites around the world in a global “day of action” for climate justice that’s become an annual …

Host of the COP29 climate talks Is raining on his own parade
1 month, 1 week ago

Host of the COP29 climate talks Is raining on his own parade

Live Mint  

Each year, the rotating host of the annual United Nations climate change conference rallies countries to confront global warming—and usually avoids airing grievances against geopolitical rivals or praising fossil fuels. “They are still suffering today in the 21st century from colonial rule," Aliyev said, citing protests that swept the French territories of New Caledonia and Martinique earlier this year. “The …

At UN climate talks, some see wars complicating negotiators' task
1 month, 1 week ago

At UN climate talks, some see wars complicating negotiators' task

Deccan Chronicle  

Baku : Nisreen Elsaim has been a climate activist for a dozen years, much of it focusing on the intersection of war and climate change. It's a story Elsaim is telling at the United Nations climate talks in Baku, which she says must succeed for countries like hers to have any chance to successfully adapt to climate change. Achim Steiner, …

At UN climate talks, some see wars complicating negotiators’ task
1 month, 1 week ago

At UN climate talks, some see wars complicating negotiators’ task

Associated Press  

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Nisreen Elsaim has been a climate activist for a dozen years, much of it focusing on the intersection of war and climate change. It’s a story Elsaim is telling at the United Nations climate talks in Baku, which she says must succeed for countries like hers to have any chance to successfully adapt to climate change. Achim …

COP29 Baku: What is on the agenda?
1 month, 1 week ago

COP29 Baku: What is on the agenda?

India Today  

The 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change – the annual U.N. climate summit – has kicked off in Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku. The COP will also discuss long-term climate finance, as well as annual reports of the Green Climate Fund and the Global Environmental Facility. Other important elements on the agenda …

Greta Thunberg protests against Azerbaijan hosting global climate summit
1 month, 1 week ago

Greta Thunberg protests against Azerbaijan hosting global climate summit

The Hindu  

Climate activist Greta Thunberg on Monday attended a rally in Georgia to protest against Azerbaijan hosting the annual United Nations climate talks. Ms. Thunberg and scores of other activists who rallied in Tbilisi, the capital of the South Caucasus nation, argued that Azerbaijan doesn't deserve to host the climate talks because of its repressive policies. Ms. Thunberg, 21, has inspired …

Climate talks open with calls for a path away from the 'road to ruin.' But the real focus is money
1 month, 1 week ago

Climate talks open with calls for a path away from the 'road to ruin.' But the real focus is money

Associated Press  

BAKU, Azerbaijan — United Nations annual climate talks stuttered to a start Monday with more than nine hours of backroom bickering over what should be on the agenda for the next two weeks. But Erika Lennon, Center for International Environmental Law’s Senior Attorney, warned that pushing through resolutions this early in the conference “without discussion or debate, sets a dangerous …

COP29 Azerbaijan: What’s at stake at the 2024 global climate summit?
1 month, 1 week ago

COP29 Azerbaijan: What’s at stake at the 2024 global climate summit?

Al Jazeera  

The UN climate summit kicks off in Baku as activists such as Greta Thunberg label the event a ‘greenwash conference’. An NDC is a country’s national climate action plan that sets out its targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in line with the goals set in the Paris Agreement. An advocacy group also secretly recorded Elnur Soltanov, Azerbaijan’s deputy energy …

Trump's reelection casts a shadow over the start of global climate negotiations
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump's reelection casts a shadow over the start of global climate negotiations

NPR  

Trump's reelection casts a shadow over the start of global climate negotiations toggle caption Sergei Grits/AP Global climate talks started today in Baku, Azerbaijan, a major oil and gas producing country that borders Russia and Iran on the Caspian Sea. Sponsor Message At the end of last year's conference in Dubai, negotiators struck a breakthrough agreement for countries to transition …

Climate talks open in Azerbaijan with calls for a path away from the ‘road to ruin’
1 month, 1 week ago

Climate talks open in Azerbaijan with calls for a path away from the ‘road to ruin’

LA Times  

People walk outside the venue for the COP29 U.N. but instead we’ve got Trump, we’ve got a German government that just fell apart because part of it wanted to be even slightly ambitious,” said Imperial College London climate scientist Friederike Otto. Dozens of climate activists at the conference — many of them wearing Palestinian kaffiyehs — held up banners calling …

Welcome to Baku, a city built on oil hosting the world’s climate conference
1 month, 1 week ago

Welcome to Baku, a city built on oil hosting the world’s climate conference

Live Mint  

One of the more unusual experiences on offer in Azerbaijan is the opportunity to wallow in a bath of warm crude oil. Azerbaijan’s president, Ilham Aliyev, once referred to the country’s reserves as a “gift from God" with the capital Baku itself sitting on an oil field. “It is clear that Azerbaijan’s plans to keep increasing fossil-fuel production are not …

Climate activists including Greta Thunberg block entrance to the Swedish parliament
9 months, 1 week ago

Climate activists including Greta Thunberg block entrance to the Swedish parliament

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A group of climate activists …

Climate activist Greta Thunberg goes on trial in UK for blocking oil and gas conference
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Climate activist Greta Thunberg goes on trial in UK for blocking oil and gas conference

India TV News  

London: Climate activist Greta Thunberg went on trial Thursday for refusing to leave a protest that blocked the entrance to a major oil and gas industry conference in London last year. Climate activists oppose UK government's recent approval of drilling for oil Thunberg and other climate protesters have accused fossil fuel companies of deliberately slowing the global energy transition to …

Climate activist Greta Thunberg goes on trial in London for blocking oil and gas conference
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Climate activist Greta Thunberg goes on trial in London for blocking oil and gas conference

LA Times  

Climate activist Greta Thunberg went on trial Thursday for refusing to leave a protest that blocked the entrance to a major oil and gas industry conference in London last year. The Swedish environmentalist, who inspired a global youth movement demanding stronger efforts to fight climate change, and four other protesters face a two-day trial in Westminster Magistrates’ Court on a …

Azerbaijan minister and state oil company veteran to lead COP29 climate talks
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Azerbaijan minister and state oil company veteran to lead COP29 climate talks

The Hindu  

The government of Azerbaijan has appointed its ecology and natural resources minister Mukhtar Babayev as the president of the United Nations COP29 climate talks to be held in Baku in November. Before taking office in 2018, Babayev spent 24 years at Azerbaijan’s state-owned oil and gas company Socar, according to his LinkedIn profile, during which time he also briefly served …

Azerbaijan names a former oil exec to lead climate talks. Activists have concerns
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Azerbaijan names a former oil exec to lead climate talks. Activists have concerns

Associated Press  

Azerbaijan’s ecology minister has been named to lead the United Nations’ annual climate talks later this year, prompting concern from some climate activists over his former ties to the state oil company in a major oil-producing nation. Mohamad Adow of climate think tank Power Shift Africa said it’s “concerning to be once again having the world’s climate negotiations coordinated by …

Baku to the future: After stalemate, UN climate talks will be in Azerbaijan in 2024
1 year ago

Baku to the future: After stalemate, UN climate talks will be in Azerbaijan in 2024

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A long-time stand-off that had …

'Didn't come for political view': Man snatches mic from Greta Thunberg over pro-Palestinian chants
1 year, 1 month ago

'Didn't come for political view': Man snatches mic from Greta Thunberg over pro-Palestinian chants

India TV News  

A recent climate protest involving climate activist Greta Thunberg in Amsterdam, Netherlands was briefly interrupted as a man snatched a mic from her hands over a pro-Palestinian address. The man came up on stage and snatched the mic from her hands to say, "I have come here for a climate demonstration, not a political view." Thunberg then wrestled the mic …

U.K. police charge climate activist Greta Thunberg after London protest
1 year, 2 months ago

U.K. police charge climate activist Greta Thunberg after London protest

The Hindu  

Climate activist Greta Thunberg was charged by British police on October 18 after she and others were arrested at a protest outside a London hotel where an oil and gas conference was taking place. Ms. Thunberg was charged with a public order offence for failing to comply with conditions that police said had been imposed to prevent "serious disruption to …

Greta Thunberg was among climate activists detained at a protest to disrupt oil executives’ forum
1 year, 2 months ago

Greta Thunberg was among climate activists detained at a protest to disrupt oil executives’ forum

Associated Press  

LONDON — Greta Thunberg was detained by British police on Tuesday alongside other climate activists who gathered outside a central London hotel to disrupt a major oil and gas industry conference. Thunberg was among dozens of protesters who chanted “oily money out” and sought to block access to the luxury InterContinental Hotel on Park Lane, which is hosting the Energy …

Climate activist Greta Thunberg fined again for a climate protest in Sweden
1 year, 2 months ago

Climate activist Greta Thunberg fined again for a climate protest in Sweden

Associated Press  

STOCKHOLM — A Swedish court on Wednesday fined climate activist Greta Thunberg once again for disobeying police during an environmental protest in July in southern Sweden. Thunberg, who already had been fined for a similar offense, took part in a July 24 environmental protest at an oil terminal in Malmo, where activists temporarily blocked access to the facility by sitting …

'What do we want? Climate justice!' Greta Thunberg, activists protest at World Economic Forum
1 year, 11 months ago

'What do we want? Climate justice!' Greta Thunberg, activists protest at World Economic Forum

Firstpost  

Davos: Greta Thunberg and other young climate activists held a small protest on Friday accusing the global elite at the World Economic Forum in Davos of doing little to save the planet. Some 30 protesters gathered in freezing temperatures down the road from the WEF congress centre, holding signs reading “SOS” and chanting “What do we want? Now!” “One thing …

Hundreds protest at U.N. climate summit; Germany voices concerns
2 years, 1 month ago

Hundreds protest at U.N. climate summit; Germany voices concerns

The Hindu  

Hundreds of environmental activists on November 13 called on industrialised nations at the U.N. climate summit in Egypt to pay for the impact of global warming, the largest demonstration yet that came as German officials raised concerns about possible surveillance and intimidation of delegates and other conference attendees. “We expect all participants in the U.N. climate conference to be able …

Greta Thunberg tells Australia to 'wake up and treat the climate emergency like an emergency'
2 years, 1 month ago

Greta Thunberg tells Australia to 'wake up and treat the climate emergency like an emergency'

ABC  

Climate activist Greta Thunberg has called on Australia to "wake up and treat the climate emergency like an emergency". "It seems like many people in Australia think that now we have a new government, everything we'll be fine," she said ahead of the annual UN Climate Change Conference, opening in Egypt on November 6. Climate activist Greta Thunberg attended a …

Where is Greta Thunberg? As the world sees droughts and floods, what the climate activist has been up to
2 years, 3 months ago

Where is Greta Thunberg? As the world sees droughts and floods, what the climate activist has been up to

Firstpost  

Greta Thunberg, who inspired a global movement, has been out of the limelight in recent times. Find out more at https://t.co/jdJTvjhs7y#PeopleNotProfit pic.twitter.com/siSOoiQACQ — Greta Thunberg August 24, 2022 The climate campaigner In 2018, 15-year-old Greta began a global movement when she began skipping school, camping out in front of the Swedish Parliament, holding a sign painted in black letters on …

Q&A: Moscow’s ‘lone climate protester’ confronts war on Ukraine
2 years, 9 months ago

Q&A: Moscow’s ‘lone climate protester’ confronts war on Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Arshak Makichyan, 27, is a prominent activist who has been protesting in the Russian capital for years, warning people against the dangers of climate change. He earned the title of Moscow’s “lone climate protester” as a law in Russia bans unsanctioned protests of more than one person. But now, with Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, big protests are needed to …

Greta Thunberg calls U.N. climate talks ‘a failure’
3 years, 1 month ago

Greta Thunberg calls U.N. climate talks ‘a failure’

LA Times  

People walk past posters placed by environmental activists ahead of a protest march Friday in Glasgow, Scotland, the host city of the U.N. climate summit. Environmental activist Greta Thunberg branded the U.N. climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland, so far “a failure,” accusing leaders of actively creating loopholes in rules and greenwashing their countries’ emissions. “They cannot ignore the scientific consensus, …

Greta Thunberg draws thousands to Glasgow for COP26 youth protest
3 years, 1 month ago

Greta Thunberg draws thousands to Glasgow for COP26 youth protest

CNN  

Glasgow CNN — Greta Thunberg criticized world leaders and called the COP26 summit a “failure” on Friday, as she led a huge youth protest outside the venue of the climate summit in Glasgow. Young Filipino climate advocate Jan Karmel Guillermo told crowds the summit was a “crucial moment” in the climate crisis. Thunberg spoke to protesters more than three years …

‘We’re already in a living hell’: Greta Thunberg joins young climate activists outside Cop26 to demand faster action
3 years, 1 month ago

‘We’re already in a living hell’: Greta Thunberg joins young climate activists outside Cop26 to demand faster action

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Young climate activists from across the world took to the streets of Glasgow on Monday …

Greta Thunberg: How a teenager became the face of the fight against the climate crisis in three short years
3 years, 1 month ago

Greta Thunberg: How a teenager became the face of the fight against the climate crisis in three short years

The Independent  

Given that no one else has done as much to help preserve life on Earth, it seems odd that Greta Thunberg seemed not to have been invited to the Cop26 summit in Glasgow. And I am school striking for the climate until election day.” open image in gallery Then 15, Thunberg begins her ‘school strike for the climate’ outside of …

Greta Thunberg to march at Glasgow climate strike during Cop26
3 years, 1 month ago

Greta Thunberg to march at Glasgow climate strike during Cop26

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Greta Thunberg has announced she will be taking part in climate protests in Glasgow next …

Why Greta Thunberg is right to be angry
3 years, 2 months ago

Why Greta Thunberg is right to be angry

Live Mint  

Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been in the news this week. We’re just a month away from one of the most crucial international climate summits since Paris 2015, the COP26, and the strong indications are that it will end in failure. If ‘failure’ is a strong word, it’s also a true one, because UN officials are resigned to not being …

Greta Thunberg bemoans inaction, chides global leader for 'blah, blah, blah' on climate change
3 years, 2 months ago

Greta Thunberg bemoans inaction, chides global leader for 'blah, blah, blah' on climate change

India Today  

Youth climate activists Vanessa Nakate and Greta Thunberg chastised global leaders Tuesday for failing to meet funding pledges and for delivering too much “blah blah blah'' as climate change wreaks havoc around the world. Four hundred climate activists from 180 countries were invited to Italy's financial capital for a three-day Youth4Climate summit that will send its recommendations to a major …

Thunberg joins large German climate rally ahead of election
3 years, 2 months ago

Thunberg joins large German climate rally ahead of election

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Tens of thousands of environmental activists staged a rally outside Germany’s parliament Friday, two days before the country holds a national election, to demand that politicians take stronger action to curb climate change. “We demand change, and we are the change.” Thunberg and prominent German climate activist Luisa Neubauer accused politicians of falling short, saying the programs of …

World leaders are role playing instead of acting against climate change: Greta Thunberg at climate summit
3 years, 5 months ago

World leaders are role playing instead of acting against climate change: Greta Thunberg at climate summit

Firstpost  

She said net zero emissions targets of major economics “could be a great start, if they weren’t full of gaps and loopholes.” Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg launched a new broadside Thursday against “role-playing” by political and economic leaders over the climate crisis, accusing them of using it as a business opportunity. Playing politics, playing with words, playing with our …

Greta Thunberg attacks world leaders: ‘When the protests get too loud, you make the protests illegal’
3 years, 5 months ago

Greta Thunberg attacks world leaders: ‘When the protests get too loud, you make the protests illegal’

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Greta Thunberg has torn into global leaders’ response to the worsening climate crisis, accusing them …

Greta Thunberg will skip COP26 unless all countries have equal access to vaccines
3 years, 8 months ago

Greta Thunberg will skip COP26 unless all countries have equal access to vaccines

Firstpost  

Greta Thunberg, the Swedish climate activist, said she would not attend the next international climate talks unless everyone can be vaccinated equally and participate safely. “If people can’t be vaccinated and travel to be represented equally that’s undemocratic and would worsen the problem.” Climate activist Greta Thunberg during her climate strike at home. Global problems need global solutions.-> — Greta …

Indian Social Media Manager Of Greta Thunberg Receives Cyber Backlash After Her Tweet Goes Viral
3 years, 10 months ago

Indian Social Media Manager Of Greta Thunberg Receives Cyber Backlash After Her Tweet Goes Viral

News 18  

Following severe cyber backlash over Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg’s tweet supporting farmers’ protest in India, her Malayali social media manager is being bombarded with threat calls. Apart from Greta, Adarsh’s social media accounts are also targeted. Once the news broke, Greta retaliated with another tweet saying “no amount of hate, threats or violations of human rights will ever …

Greta Thunberg and youth climate protests make a return
4 years, 2 months ago

Greta Thunberg and youth climate protests make a return

India Today  

Teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg is back. She joined fellow demonstrators outside the Swedish Parliament on Friday to kick off a day of socially distanced global climate protests. Students around the world soon began following her lead, staging regular large protests, and she was invited to speak to political and business leaders at U.N. conferences and the annual World Economic …

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