Greta Thunberg

The action in Kårstø:eight kayaks and three motor boats prevent the oil tankers from operating

The Swedish activist had joined the Extinction Rebellion protesters

Earth Day is April 22, and climate activists around the world are planning rallies and other events to draw attention to the growing threats posed by climate change. Many of these demonstrations will focus on what humanity can do to stop fueling the damage. But while activists are amplifying the dire findings from scientists, you’ll likely see fossil fuel supporters attacking them on social media and TV. It’s easy to get caught up in the myths about climate activism, particularly in today’s polarized political environment. So, let’s take a moment to explore the truth about three of the big myths being told about climate activism and the climate movement today. Myth 1: Climate activists are just young people The media tends to focus most of its attention on young people in the climate movement, including those inspired by Greta Thunberg’s school strikes for climate, the international Fridays for Future, or the Sunrise Movement, which focuses on U....

As temperatures rise, experts and activists continue to press institutions for a drastic change of pace

The weekly round-up on the climate crisis and data on carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. “My generation betrayed Greta Thunberg's.”The words are of Pete Betts, “a legend of climate diplomacy and of the United Nations Climate Conferences”, as Simon Sharpe, a former British civil servant, defined him in his recent book Five Times Faster.  Whereas Betts was the UK Government's International Director for Climate and Energy for ten years, lead negotiator at COPs for the European Union and for the United Kingdom at the United Nations on climate, and has managed international climate finance for a worth approximately 3.5 billion euros, his words are more than a bitter personal observation, they are a political message that calls the international community into question.They almost sound like an admission of the collective failure of a generation of political leaders, journalists and social partners, incapable of grasping the crucial importance of...