The Lid by Joe Newby And Jeff Dunetz | Jan 13, 2020
She Sounds Like Spoiled TeenIn an op-ed published by the Guardian on January 10, teenage climate kid Greta Thunberg, allegedly speaking along with 20 others, demanded the world abandon all investments in fossil fuel exploration and extraction, “
right now.â€
“We demand that at this year’s forum, participants from all companies, banks, institutions, and governments immediately halt all investments in fossil fuel exploration and extraction, immediately end all fossil fuel subsidies and immediately and completely divest from fossil fuels,†she wrote, referring to an economic forum to be held in Davos.
“We don’t want these things done by 2050, 2030 or even 2021, we want this done now – as in
right now,†she added.
Where are the Ompalomahs from Willy Wonka? To take away the demanding child.
She continued:
The world of finance has a responsibility to the planet, the people and all other species living on it. In fact, it ought to be in every company and stakeholder’s interest to make sure the planet they live on will thrive. But history has not shown the corporate world’s willingness to hold themselves accountable. So it falls on us, the children, to do that. We call upon the world’s leaders to stop investing in the fossil fuel economy that is at the very heart of this planetary crisis. Instead, they should invest their money in existing sustainable technologies, research and in restoring nature. Short-term profit should not trump long-term stability of life.
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