The ‘theme’ chosen for Cop29 must be some kind of dark joke. This summit, like those before it, is a mere act of greenwashing, says climate crisis campaigner Greta Thunberg

The ‘theme’ chosen for Cop29 must be some kind of dark joke. This summit, like those before it, is a mere act of greenwashing, says climate crisis campaigner Greta Thunberg

  • cerement@slrpnk.net
    8·
    7 days ago

    from Mastodon:

    The EU president isn’t attending.
    The US president isn’t.
    China’s president isn’t.
    India’s president isn’t.
    France’s president isn’t.
    Germany’s chancellor isn’t.
    Brazil’s president isn’t.
    Russia’s president isn’t.
    South Africa’s president isn’t.
    Canada’s PM isn’t.
    Japan’s PM isn’t.
    Australia’s PM isn’t.
    The Netherlands PM isn’t.
    But hundreds of oil company lobbyists are attending
    and plenty of representatives from fossil fuel investment firms.

  • Hirom@beehaw.org
    7·
    7 days ago

    The crisis require global action, and it sounds like COP is the only forum in which all countries take part in.

    The last two COPs looks like dark jokes indeed, given their hosts. Public pressure is needed to improve the situation. But we shouldn’t give up on COPs unless there’s a better forum ready to take its place.