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Greta Thunberg warns planet is being killed at Cop31
Greta Thunberg accuses world leaders of killing Earth at Cop31 climate summit.
In brief
Greta Thunberg accuses world leaders of killing Earth at Cop31 climate summit. Greta Thunberg told Cop31 summit leaders the planet is being killed by governments, not dying. Originally reported by the Guardian.
Greta Thunberg's warning

Greta Thunberg says the planet is being killed by governments, not dying.
“The planet is not dying, it is being killed and we know by who”
Thunberg's climate message

Thunberg links worsening global heating to more genocides and ecocides.
“We are heading towards a future of more genocides and more ecocides”
Cop31 summit location

The Cop31 climate summit is held in Antalya, Turkey.
Andy Burnham's climate speech

Andy Burnham, the only G7 leader at Cop31, called climate crisis 'upon us now'.
“The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it is upon us all now”
Oxfam's climate response

Oxfam climate adviser says showing up is not enough for climate action.
“Showing up is not enough: a crisis of this scale needs substantive action, not just signals”
Climate policy target

Current policies will heat the planet by 2.7C by 2027, exceeding 1.5C goal.
“Current policies are set to heat the planet by 2.7C by the end of the century”
Nepal's climate disaster
Nepal's environment minister described flash floods as a mountain tsunami killing 1,500 people.
“We call the catastrophic climate change event we suffered a mountain tsunami”
Palestine's climate impact
Palestine's prime minister warned of environmental damage from Israel's war.
“Israel’s restrictions on access to land, water and natural resources have compounded Palestine’s climate challenges”
US withdrawal from climate talks
The US has withdrawn from international climate framework under Trump.
“Donald Trump has withdrawn the country from the international climate framework”
California's climate warning
California governor warns Trump will double down on climate inaction.
“I don’t expect they’ll do anything but double down”
The bottom line
Greta Thunberg told Cop31 summit leaders the planet is being killed by governments, not dying.


