Published 17:57 IST, July 17th 2020

Greta Thunberg urges world leaders to 'Face the Climate Change' and build new systems

Greta Thunberg on July 16 said that world leaders should be prepared to tear apart old deals and contracts and must look towards an economic overhaul.

Reported by: Vishal Tiwari
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Swedish teen climate change activist Greta Thunberg on July 16 said that world leers should be prepared to tear apart old deals and contracts and must look towards an ecomic overhaul in order to secure a chance in beating climate change. Greta Thunberg along with or activists sent an open letter to leers of European Union and hes of state on July 16 urging m to take emergency action and asking m to stop pretending to solve climate- and ecological crisis without treating it as a crisis. 

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'Divest from fossil fuel'

In letter titled #FaceClimateEmergency, activists demanded to halt of all investments in fossil fuel exploration and extraction, and furr asked m to immediately end all fossil fuel subsidies and completely divest from fossil fuels towards green energy. letter also stated that EU member states must vocate making 'ecocide' an international crime at International Criminal Court.

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letter furr asked leers to establish annual, binding carbon budgets based on current best available science and IPCC’s budget which gives a 66% chance of limiting global temperature rise to below 1.5 °C. "y need to include global aspect of equity, tipping points, and feedback loops and shouldn’t depend on assumptions of possible future negative emissions techlogies," letter ded.

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letter along with thousands of activists and hundreds of scientists, has been signed by some of most high-profile people and groups from across globe. name includes actor Leonardo DiCaprio, singer Billie Eilish, bel laureate Malala Yousafzai, Indian actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas, artist Shawn Mendes, actor Russel Crowe, actor Mark Ruffalo, Emma Thompson, Coldplay, PETA, and many ors. 

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17:57 IST, July 17th 2020