Greta Thunberg, at a roundtable at the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 21. - Markus Schreiber / AP / SIPA

  • Greta Thunberg corrected a tweet from the World Economic Forum in Davos, where she spoke on Tuesday.
  • According to the event's Twitter account, the activist launched a deadline to save the climate.
  • Greta Thunberg explained that she quoted a report by experts from the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) on CO2 emissions in the world.

A public arms pass. On Tuesday, the World Economic Forum's Twitter account, which takes place in Davos until Friday, reported an ultimatum which was allegedly issued by Greta Thunberg. "Greta Thunberg declares at Davos 2020: We have eight years to save the climate", published the account of the event, referring to his site.

. @ GretaThunberg tells Davos 2020: We have eight years to save the climate https://t.co/j80IqPOt2T @TIME # wef20 pic.twitter.com/LT8Sf2rUCX

- World Economic Forum (@wef) January 21, 2020

The activist reacted, denying having made these remarks. "I never said anything like that, and I will never say it," she said on Twitter. It is never too late to do as much as possible, every fraction of a degree counts. There are of course no magic "dates" for "saving the world". I'm just quoting the IPCC report on the consequences of 1.5 degree global warming about the remaining CO2 budgets [ie emission quotas]. "

I have never said anything like this, nor will I ever say it. It's never too late to do as much as we can, every fraction of a degree matters. There are of course no magical “dates” for “saving the world”.
I am only quoting the SR1.5 IPCC report on remaining CO2 budgets. https://t.co/zsvcYeo5tT

- Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) January 21, 2020

The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) is a group of scientists from member countries of the United Nations. In their reports, they assess scientific knowledge on climate change.

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Greta Thunberg spoke twice on Tuesday during the World Economic Forum. It was during a round table with other young activists that the Swedish recalled “the current situation”, quoting the group of UN experts (her intervention is visible in this video, from the 36th minute) : "In chapter two, page 108 of the IPCC report on the consequences of 1.5 degrees global warming, published in 2018, it is written that, if we are to have a 67% chance of limiting the average increase in temperature global at less than 1.5 degrees Celsius, we had, as of January 1, 2018, around 420 gigatonnes of CO2 to be emitted […]. "

The activist continued the calculation: “And, of course, this figure is much lower today, because we emit around 42 gigatons of CO2 each year, including land use. With current emission levels, the remaining emission allowances will be exhausted in less than eight years. These figures are not just anyone's opinion or political opinions. These are the best scientific data currently available. "

If she has not issued a formal ultimatum, Greta Thunberg has urged countries to drastically cut their emissions. Before insisting: “Every fraction of a degree counts. "

In Davos, Greta Thunberg repeated an argument she had already made before the United States Congress in September, in particular.

All we're saying is unite behind the science and listen to the scientists.
Either you stand behind the Paris Agreement and the IPCC, or you don't. In this case there's no middle ground. You must include the full picture.

As explained in this speech: https://t.co/8KCBeI3klW

- Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) October 2, 2019

In their report, the IPCC experts call for limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees and not to 2 degrees. This goal is achievable if "rapid and far-reaching" actions are taken, they say.

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