Greta spoke today at the Conference on the future of Europe taking place in Brussels.
“If you think we should be in school instead, we suggest that you take our place in the streets striking from your work. Or: Join us. You can´t sit around waiting for hope to come. Then you are acting like spoiled, irresponsable children."
- Greta Thunberg
And it is not a required 50% reduction in CO2. For developed areas like Europe and North America the requirement is an 80% reduction.
Mark your calendars for March 15, when there will be coordinated demonstrations in many countries. So far it has mostly been in Europe, every Friday, with sometimes 10,000 people participating in each event.
Somebody counted how many times each 2020 candidate mentions the #GND in their tweets. The results are not inspiring, topping out at 3%.
UPDATE: The EU pledges one quarter of its budget over 7 years to dealing with climate change.