Published 13:59 IST, January 21st 2020
Trump, Thunberg to present starkly different views at World Economic Forum in Davos
Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg and US President Donald Trump will reportedly clash in Davos on Jan 21 at the 50th World Economic Forum in Davos
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Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg and United States President Donald Trump will reportedly clash in Davos on January 21 at 50th meeting of World Ecomic Forum. Both Thunberg and Trump have starkly different views on global warming and will be attending four-day garing of world's top political and business leers aimed to discuss dangers of environment and ecomy.
Even though both will reportedly t meet, Trump will give first keyte dress in Swiss Alps on same day his impeachment trial begins in US Senate. On ar hand, 17-year-old will demand leers to put an 'end to ir mness' for fossil fuels. Thunberg reportedly claims that she wants changes 'right w' and t by 2050 or 2030 or even 2021.
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Since 2015 Paris agreement, according to Rainforest Action’s report, 33 major global banks have collectively invested $1.9 trillion into fossil fuels.
Thunberg wrote on Twitter, “Today’s business, as usual, is turning into a crime against humanity. We demand that leers play ir part in putting an end to this mness. se are our demands for #WEF2020 in #Davos.”
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Trump has previously expressed his doubts about climate change and slammed climate concerns on Twitter. Even during annual General Assembly meeting at United Nations hequarters last year, Thunberg was spotted staring at US President with apparent fury. Trump has t only withdrawn from climate accord of 2015 but also opposes renewable energy.
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Thunberg gets back at Trump
Last year on December 13, Thunberg h subtly hit back at Trump for taking a dig at her over being named 'Person of Year' for 2019 by Time Magazine and asked teenr to 'chill'. Thunberg changed her Twitter bio to exact remarks me by US President at her on very same platform. 17-year-old is youngest person to be chosen by American magazine in a trition that started way back in 1927.
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This was t first Trump-Thunberg spat. In vember, Greta Thunberg said Donald Trump's denial of climate change was 'so extreme' that it has helped many people to 'wake up'.
In an interview with an international media ncy, teen activist said that Trump delivers such extreme things that have provoked people to quit long period of waiting while climate emergency is destroying planet.
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13:59 IST, January 21st 2020