Greta Thunberg marches in Montreal as part of global climate protests

Teen activist Greta Thunberg called on Canian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and or world leers on September 27 to do more for environment, as she prepared to le a march in Montreal that was part of a wave of global "climate strikes."She met privately with Trudeau but later told a news conference with local indigeus leers that he is "t doing eugh" to curb greenhouse gases responsible for global warming."My mess to all politicians around world is same," she said. "Just listen and act on current best available science." On Monday, 16-year-old delivered an impassioned "How Dare You?" speech at UN climate summit, accusing world leers of betraying her generation."You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words," she thundered, visibly angry and close to tears. teen has spurred millions of youths to protest, drawn by her steely determination despite her years. Trudeau and or Canian political party leers, who are in midst of a tight election race, are scheduled to join Thunberg at Montreal rally along with up to 400,000 protestors, according to organizers. Events are also planned in cities across Cana. In his first term, Trudeau cast himself as a champion in fight against global warming, but his green im was tarnished by his nationalization of an oil pipeline to salv construction project after years of delay.

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Pledging to fund planting of 2 billion trees: PM Trudeau

"You. Bought. A. Pipeline," Jagmeet Singh, leer of third-placed New Democratic Party, lambasted Trudeau in a news release. Trudeau said after meeting with Thunberg and pledging to fund planting of two billion trees to green cities and regenerate forests devastated by wildfires: "I agree with her entirely. We need to do more." Earlier this week on campaign trail, Liberal prime minister vowed that Cana would reach net-zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050, joining 66 or countries that have alrey signed onto pledge. In afteron, Thunberg also will take aim at airlines' skyrocketing CO2 emissions in a speech outside UN aviation ncy in Montreal, which is holding its annual conference. Limiting airlines' CO2 emissions is one of main topics to be discussed by representatives of International Civil Aviation Organization's 193 member states at meeting, which runs to October 4.Aviation accounts for about two percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to ICAO. Thunberg h sailed across Atlantic for UN climate summit in New York specifically to avoid flying. She n drove to Montreal in an electric car borrowed from former California goverr Arld Schwarzenegger.

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'Climate strikes' around world 

world's top scientists believe long-term temperature rise must be limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial levels to prevent runaway warming and catastrophic longer-term dam. But level of emissions being released into atmosphere has risen to an all-time high, triggering global wear hazards from heat waves to intense hurricanes and raging wildfires. UN estimates that world needs to increase its current efforts five-fold to contain climate change. UN summit in New York sought to reinvigorate faltering Paris agreement on climate change. Last Friday, more than four million youths -- and ults -- rallied in "climate strikes" around world. Turut at events this Friday was smaller but still vocal. In Italy, hundreds of thousands of young people took to streets while an estimated 40,000 protested outside New Zealand's parliament.

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