‘Betrayal’: Greta Thunberg Loses It On ‘So-Called’ World Leaders

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg had harsh words for world leaders during a speech at Italy’s Youth4Climate summit this week, saying failed leadership had resulted in 30 years of “empty words and promises” that amounted to a generational “betrayal.” 

The 18-year-old spoke at the event Tuesday, which comes just a few weeks before the United Nations holds its 2021 climate change conference, or COP26, next month.  

In an impassioned speech, Thunberg threw statements made by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, U.S. President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi back at them, saying they amounted to simply: “Blah blah blah.” 

“‘We must find a smooth transition to a low carbon economy.’ ‘There is no planet B.’ There is no planet blah. Blah blah blah,” she said, quoting political efforts by the leaders. “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.”