Greta Thunberg has denounced world leaders for …

Activist Greta Thunberg He accused world leaders of “ignoring” the environmental crisis in front of a US congressional panel. He delivered a harsh speech in which he demanded an end to fossil fuel subsidies by exposing to the United States Climate Leaders Summit coinciding with Earth Day celebrated this Thursday.

“How long do you think you can continue to ignore the climate crisis, global fairness and historic emissions without being held responsible?”the 18-year-old Swede underlined in videoconference, before the Reform and Control Committee of the House of Representatives.

“Now they’re doing it, but sooner or later people will realize what they’ve been doing all this time.”Thunberg warned members of US Congress, alongside the meeting that brings together some 40 leaders led by President Joe Biden.

Accusingly, the activist recalled that the Paris Agreement sealed in 2015 plans to keep global warming below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and if possible below 1.5 degrees Celsius.

In this sense, the young woman stressed that global action is very far from achieving these goals, even if during the climate summit on Thursday, the two Biden, as president of China, Xi Jinping, Narendra Modi from India and Vladimir Poutine Russia is committed to reducing emissions.

“It is 2021. It is a shame that we continue to have this discussion and more so that we are still subsidizing fossil fuels using taxpayer dollars directly or indirectly.”He waved and added: “This is proof that we have not understood the climate emergency at all.”

In another part of his presentation, he also directly accused the current generation of politicians of “giving up without even trying.” “I am here to tell you that, unlike you, my generation will not give up without a fight,” he told lawmakers.

Thunberg was particularly critical of the persistent fossil fuel subsidies, which have lasted for more than 100 years in the United States, even though Washington pledged in 2009 to end them.