1
My name is Greta Thunberg and I am inviting you to be a part of the solution.
As #ParisAgreement turns 5, our leaders present their 'hopeful' distant hypothetical targets, 'net zero' loopholes and empty promises.
But the real hope comes from the people.
#FightFor1Point5
2
School strike week 121. Tomorrow marks 5 yrs since the Paris Agreement. 5 yrs of inaction and creating loopholes.
We can’t go on like this.
Time to move from distant ”net zero” targets to real zero with binding, annual CO2 budgets starting now.
#FightFor1Point5 #fridaysforfuture
3
“We need to step up our game” all our leaders keep saying.
Well then, please go ahead!
You don’t need UN summits, treaties or ”deals” to start lowering emissions.
Nor do you need to wait for anyone else.
You can start right this second!
No-one is stopping you.
#FightFor1Point5
4
The ”net” in ”net-zero emissions” could be among the greatest - and most dangerous - loopholes ever created. The fact that our governments are using the same language as the worlds most polluting fossil fuel companies really says it all... #FightFor1Point5
5
"It is hard to be encouraged by stories of meatless burgers or “moonshot technologies” when communities around you are battling an endless and worsening cycle of drought, famine, cyclones, floods and destruction."
- Vanessa Nakate. #FightFor1Point5 independent.co.uk/voices/climate…
6
You can use hashtag #StopFakeRenewables , tag EU officials and sign this petition: you.wemove.eu/campaigns/the-…
Here’s a letter to EU officials from 62 global scientists on the issue: alfredodifilippo.com/2021/07/10/for…
#UniteBehindTheScience #ClimateJustice #UprootTheSystem #FightFor1Point5
7
"We must shift focus from mid-century net-zero targets to immediate, real emissions reductions in our own high-income countries. Reductions of at least 10% per year are needed."
The myths of "net-zero" debunked by 41 scientists. #FightFor1Point5
climatechangenews.com/2020/12/11/10-…
8
"In other words, the Government has just committed to reducing less than 1 percent of the country's emissions by 2025".
Text explaining New Zealand's so-called climate emergency declaration. This is of course nothing unique to any nation. #FightFor1Point5
newsroom.co.nz/what-if-we-cre…
9
This thread is a must read ahead of the UN Climate Ambition Summit today - and for anyone interested in a having a somewhat decent future... #FightFor1Point5 twitter.com/PatrikErdes/st…