You don’t listen to the science because you are only interested in solutions that will enable you to carry on like before. Like now. And those answers don’t exist any more. Because you did not act in time. – Greta Thunberg On failure to tackle climate and ecological breakdown, in speech to British parliament.
For way too long, the politicians and the people in power have gotten away with not doing anything at all to fight the climate crisis and the ecological crisis. – Greta Thunberg Houses of Parliament in UK, 23 April 2019.
You lied to us. You gave us false hope. You told us that the future was something to look forward to. And the saddest thing is that most children are not even aware of the fate that awaits us. – Greta Thunberg Houses of Parliament in UK, 23 April 2019. Accusing today’s generation of leaders around the world of not acting fast enough to halt climate change.
Many of you appear concerned that we are wasting valuable lesson time, but I assure you we will go back to school the moment you start listening to science and give us a future. – Greta Thunberg After 1.6 million students skipped school to protest against climate inaction by governments.
I was fortunate to be born in a time and place where everyone told us to dream big; I could become whatever I wanted to. I could live wherever I wanted to. People like me had everything we needed and more. Things our grandparents could not even dream of. We had everything we could ever wish for and yet now we may have nothing. Now we probably don’t even have a future any more. – Greta Thunberg On scale of threats to environment and ecology.
Even most climate scientists or green politicians keep on flying around the world, eating meat and dairy. – Greta Thunberg