'As long as the science is being ignored, as long as the facts are not being taken into account and as long as the situation is not being treated as a crisis, then world and business leaders can of course continue to ignore the situation,' Thunberg said.
When asked if the comment had any effect on her, she matter-of-factly replied:"Of course, no effect."
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, center, takes part in a "Friday for future" youth demonstration in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 24, 2020 on the sideline of the World Economic Forum annual meeting. Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, center, takes part in a "Friday for future" youth demonstration in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 24, 2020 on the sideline of the World Economic Forum annual meeting."We are being criticized like that all the time," Thunberg said at the news conference onstage with four other campaigners."Of course, if we could care about that then we wouldn't be able to do what we do."The World Economic Forum began Tuesday.
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