Climate activist Greta Thunberg said on Thursday that the global energy industry would go as far as it could without public pressure, adding that the sector would continue to invest in fossil fuels and 'throw people under the bus for their gain.'
Youth climate activists Luisa Neubauer, Helena Gualinga, Vanessa Nakate and Greta Thunberg take part in a discussion on"Treating the climate crisis like a crisis" with International Energy Agency head Fatih Birol on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos in Davos, Switzerland January 19, 2023. REUTERS/ Arnd Wiegmann
During a round-table discussion between climate campaigners and International Energy Agency head Fatih Birol in Davos, Thunberg and other activists said they had presented a "cease and desist" letter to chief executives calling on them to stop opening new oil, gas and coal extraction sites.at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in the Swiss ski resort of Davos.
Thunberg sat down with activists Helena Gualinga from Ecuador, Vanessa Nakate from Uganda and Luisa Neubauer from Germany next to discuss the issues with Birol. Birol thanked the activists for meeting him, but insisted that the transition to a low-carbon economy had to include a mix, especially in the face of global energy security concerns.
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