Between Donald Trump and Greta Thunberg, Davos facing the climate emergency

They had a brief glance at the UN climate summit in September. In Davos, on the occasion of the World Economic Forum (WEF) organized in Switzerland, everything is done so that they do not meet. US President Donald Trump and young Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg, who are intensifying tense exchanges via Twitter, embody two diametrically opposed visions of the world.

Invited to Davos for the second year in a row, the 17-year-old activist will speak again after the American president at a round table and will open in the afternoon a session with the unequivocal title: "Avoiding the apocalypse climate ".

The openly climate-skeptical billionaire has come to his side to extol his America First policy. "On the way to Davos, Switzerland, to meet world and business leaders, and bring (...) hundreds of billions of dollars to the United States! We are NUMBER ONE in the universe, FAR AWAY" , the president, who is campaigning for re-election in November, tweeted on Tuesday.

Heading to Davos, Switzerland, to meet with World and Business Leaders and bring Good Policy and additional Hundreds of Billions of Dollars back to the United States of America! We are now NUMBER ONE in the Universe, by FAR !!

At a rally in Lausanne on January 17, Greta Thunberg, who became the figure in the fight against global warming, warned: "We are now in a new year and we have entered a new decade and so far, during this decade we have seen no sign that real climate action is coming and that must change. "

"Urging the big powers to change" is the spearhead of the environmental activist who accuses Donald Trump of climate inaction. The American president notably left the Paris agreement on the climate from his election, favored fossil fuels and multiplied the positions of climatosceptics.

"The time has come to leave the Paris agreement," he said in June 2017, adding: "I was elected to represent the people of Pittsburgh, not Paris."

Donald Trump targets young teenager on Twitter

The American president had even directly attacked, via Twitter, the young activist just then named personality of the year by the magazine "Time". "So ridiculous. Greta has to work on her anger management problem, then make a good movie with a friend. Relax Greta, relax," Donald Trump posted.

So ridiculous. Greta must work on her Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Greta, Chill! https://t.co/M8ZtS8okzE

The young Swedish girl then reacted quickly by modifying her biography on her Twitter account, presenting herself as a "young teenage girl working on her anger problems. Relaxing and watching a good old film with a friend".

Earlier in October, she had already responded to an ironic exit from Donald Trump, who patronized her as "a nice little girl", by writing in her biography: "Nice but uninformed teenager".

She seems like a very happy young girl looking forward to a bright and wonderful future. So nice to see! https://t.co/1tQG6QcVKO

At the end of September, she also mocked the remarks of the billionaire, who mocked his vision of the future, by presenting himself as "a very happy girl who looks towards a bright and wonderful future".

With AFP

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