Too much of COP26 has focused on the greenwashing blowhards who are more interested in their own PR.Ĭhancers like Boris Johnson have failed on key areas on the climate crisis, yet he is styling himself as the great saviour of the planet. They refuse to make the tough choices necessary for narrow geopolitical ends. It is the duty of all politicians to try to leave the world in a better state than the one they lived in.īut our current crop of leaders, from Russia to China, are refusing to wean themselves off their addiction to fossil fuels. Greta Thunberg storms out on climate change panel and blasts COP26 as ‘greenwashing festival’.

She also warned: “The world is literally burning.” Read More Related Articles Greta Thunberg, the inspirational activist who addressed the strikers, was bang on the money when she said that we need “immediate and drastic” cuts to emissions. It will be our children and young people who suffer from the cataclysmic effects of the biggest threat to the planet. They won’t be here by the time their countries have to deal with the fallout of environmental refugees fleeing uninhabitable lands. They won’t see their homelands disappear under water, or be directly affected by wildfires or droughts. Many of the pampered politicians who have featured at the conference won’t see their lives turned upside down by the crisis. Striking school pupils marching through Glasgow to protest against climate change was the most powerful moment so far at COP26.

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