At an energy forum in Moscow, the Russian president dismissed the Swedish teenage climate activist’s viral U.N. speech.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday dismissed Greta Thunberg’s recent speech at the United Nations, where the Swedish teenage climate activist denounced world leaders for failing to combat climate change.
Putin said children who are passionate about environmental issues, like Thunberg, should be supported. But he also accused her parents for exploiting that passion. “People are suffering,” she continued through tears. “People are dying. Entire ecosystems are collapsing. We are at the beginning of a mass extinction and all you can talk about is money and fairy tales of eternal economic growth. How dare you.”
Story continuesThe 16-year-old responded by changing her Twitter bio to read: “A very happy young girl looking forward to a bright and wonderful future.”
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