Greta Thunberg Attends UN Climate Summit in Turkey
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived at the UN Climate Summit in Antalya, Turkey, on Tuesday. She stressed the urgency of protecting the planet and people over profits and power. Israel is not attending the summit due to security concerns. Thunberg's recent activism has included strong criticism of Israel.
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- Greta Thunberg attended the UN Climate Summit in Antalya, Turkey, on Tuesday.
- She emphasized protecting people and the planet over financial gain and power.
- Israel is not participating in the COP31 summit due to security concerns.
- Thunberg has become an anti-Israel activist since the October 7th Hamas attack.
- This is her first UN climate conference since 2021 in Glasgow.
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived Tuesday at the UN Climate Summit in Antalya, Turkey, emphasizing the need to protect people and the planet over financial gain and power. This year's conference, COP31, follows a year marked by climate change-induced heatwaves and natural disasters. Israel is not participating in the summit this year due to security considerations.
Upon arrival, Thunberg stated that climate change "threatens everyone" and that "everything and everyone we love is in danger." She called for action to protect humanity, rather than sacrificing the majority of the world's population and the planet for the benefit of a privileged few who continue to amass wealth and geopolitical power.
This is Thunberg's first UN climate conference since COP26 in Glasgow in 2021, where she famously dismissed world leaders' promises as "blah, blah, blah." In 2024, she protested Azerbaijan's hosting of climate talks, accusing the country of using the conference to whitewash its human rights record.
Since the Hamas attack on October 7, Thunberg has shifted her focus from climate activism to anti-Israel advocacy. She participated in a flotilla to Gaza, was arrested, and deported from Israel. In recent years, she has often worn a keffiyeh and attended pro-Palestinian rallies. At this conference, however, she appeared without the keffiyeh, making a V-sign with her fingers.
Thunberg is expected to participate in discussions for several days, arguing that structural changes are necessary to address the climate crisis, as current political and economic systems are incompatible with human nature.
