On the last day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, this Friday, the Swedish climate activist, Greta Thunberg, said that her demands had been "completely ignored" by the political and economic elite gathered in Switzerland.
“We had a few demands (when we arrived). Obviously they were completely ignored. But we were expecting it, ”said the young Swede, who calls for an immediate end to the funding of fossil fuels.
"No need for a university degree" to warn about the climate
Asked also about statements targeting an American minister on Thursday, she said they had "no effect" on her. “Obviously this has no effect. We are constantly criticized in this way. If we were careful we couldn't do what we do. We put ourselves in the spotlight, "analyzed the activist.
The American secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin had advised Greta Thunberg on Thursday to "study economics and go to university". " Who is she ? An economist chief? "Quipped the Minister. The young Swedish girl, who interrupted her schooling for a year in order to devote herself to climate mobilization, had replied on Twitter that there was “no need for a university degree” to determine that efforts to reduce emissions were insufficient, graphics to support it.
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