• About
  • Advertise
  • Careers
  • Write for us
  • Contact
  • Terms of service
No Result
View All Result
Saturday, March 6, 2021
THE MILLENNIAL SOURCE
  • World
  • US
  • Asia
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Profiles
  • Lifestyle
    • Food & Travel
    • Tech & Money
    • Health
    • Entertainment
  • Newsletter
TMS
No Result
View All Result
Home WORLD

Talking to Trump would be a waste of time, says Greta Thunberg

December 31, 2019
in WORLD
Reading Time: 3 minute read
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Linkedin



Teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg said that discussing global warming with US President Donald Trump at the United Nations summit would have been a waste of time. 

“He’s not listening to scientists and experts, so why would he listen to me?” The climate activist said. Thunberg also commented that she had found Trump’s recent tweets attacking her to be “funny”.

“Those attacks are just funny, because they obviously don’t mean anything. I guess, of course it means something — it means they are terrified of young people bringing change which they don’t want. But that is just a proof that we are actually doing something. And that they see us as some kind of threat,” Thunberg said.

What have other state leaders called Thunberg?

Brazillian President Jair Bolsonaro has also courted controversy by criticizing Thunberg.

“It’s amazing how much space the press gives this kind of ‘pirralha’”, said Bolsonaro, using a Portuguese word that means “little brat” or “pest”.

Thunberg had previously criticized the killing of indigenous tribal leaders who were murdered for their environmental activism in the Brazilian Amazon.  

“Indigenous people are literally being murdered for trying to protect the forest from illegal deforestation. Over and over again. It is shameful that the world remains silent about this,” she wrote on Facebook.  

Thunberg famously trolls her powerful political critics by including their insults on her Twitter bio. 

In October, she cited Russian President Vladimir Putin by changing her Twitter bio to read, “a kind but poorly informed teenager,” which is a direct quote made by Putin of Thunberg.

Who is Greta Thunberg?

Thunberg is a 16-year-old Swedish climate activist who began her global movement by skipping school and camping outside the Swedish parliament.

Thunberg went on to deliver an emotional speech at the United Nations during the Climate Action Summit in September. 

“We are in the beginning of a mass extinction and all you can talk about is money and fairy tales of eternal economic growth. How dare you!” She famously said. 

How has climate change affected the planet?

The level of warming greenhouse gases continues year after year to reach new highs.

Floods, heatwaves and fires around the world have seen new extremes, exemplified in recent months by record flooding in Venice, Italy, and the recent bushfire crisis in Australia.

According to the Australian Department of the Environment and Energy, increasing temperatures as well as the greater intensity and frequency of extreme weather events are caused by climate change.

Have a tip or story? Get in touch with our reporters at [email protected]

Like TMS? Subscribe to our free daily newsletter

Related

Tags: North AmericaShort read
ShareTweetShare

Latest Posts

How would Senator Elizabeth Warren’s 2% wealth tax work?

How would Senator Elizabeth Warren’s 2% wealth tax work?

March 4, 2021
The future of cryptocurrency

The future of cryptocurrency

March 3, 2021
After an ascendant 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is having a terrible 2021

After an ascendant 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is having a terrible 2021

March 3, 2021

The Biden administration’s changes to the Paycheck Protection Program

March 2, 2021

What are NFTs?

March 2, 2021

The Dasgupta Review offers economically viable solutions for combating climate change

March 2, 2021

Here are the biggest take-aways from CPAC 2021

March 1, 2021

LinkedIn is launching its own service for freelancers

March 1, 2021

The House passed a COVID relief bill. What’s in it?

February 28, 2021
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Careers
  • Write for us
  • Contact
  • Terms of service

© 2020 The Millennial Source Ltd.

No Result
View All Result
  • World
  • US
  • Asia
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Profiles
  • Lifestyle
    • Food & Travel
    • Tech & Money
    • Health
    • Entertainment
  • Newsletter

© 2020 The Millennial Source Ltd.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Create New Account!

Fill the forms bellow to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist

We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website.

You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings.

The Millennial Source
Powered by  GDPR Cookie Compliance
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.

If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again.