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September 29, 2021

Vanessa Nakate, Greta Thunberg Condemn Climate Inaction
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In Italy, climate activists spoke at the Youth4Climate conference in
Milan. This is Ugandan activist Vanessa Nakate.

Vanessa Nakate: "Historically, Africa is responsible for only 3% of
global emissions. And yet Africans are already suffering some of the
most brutal impacts fueled by the climate crisis: rapidly intensifying
hurricanes, devastating floods and withering droughts. Many Africans are
losing their lives, while countless more have lost their livelihoods."

Greta Thunberg addressed the inaction by world leaders in her speech
Tuesday.

Greta Thunberg: "This is not about some expensive, politically correct,
green act of bunny hugging or blah, blah, blah. Build back better, blah,
blah, blah. Green economy, blah, blah, blah. Net zero by 25 - 2050,
blah, blah, blah. Net zero by 2050, blah, blah, blah. Net zero, blah,
blah, blah. Climate neutral, blah, blah, blah. This is all we hear from
our so-called leaders: words - words that sound great but so far has led
to no action. Our hopes and dreams drown in their empty words and
promises."

In related news, a new study published in the journal Science found that
a child born in 2021 will experience, on average, seven times as many
heat waves, twice as many wildfires and nearly three times as many
droughts, crop failures and river floods as their grandparents. The
effects of the climate crisis will be far worse for children born in
poorer nations.