Greta Thunberg's speech at Davos 2020

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"Our house is still on fire. Your inaction is fueling the flames by the hour."   Greta Thunberg faced off with world leaders again at Davos. Same place, same observation, one year after.

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00:00One year ago, I came to Davos and told you that our house is on fire.

00:08I said I wanted you to panic.

00:11I've been warned that telling people to panic about the climate crisis is a very dangerous thing to do.

00:19But don't worry, it's fine.

00:22Trust me, I've done this before and I can assure you it doesn't lead to anything.

00:28You just leave it because you think it's too depressing and people will give up.

00:34But people will not give up.

00:36You are the ones who are giving up.

00:40Last week, I met with Polish coal miners who lost their jobs because their mine was closed.

00:48And even they had not given up.

00:51On the contrary, they seem to understand the fact that we need to change more than you do.

01:00I wonder, what will you tell your children was the reason to fail

01:05and leave them facing a climate chaos that you knowingly brought upon them?

01:12That it seemed so bad for the economy that we decided to resign the idea of securing future living conditions without even trying?

01:23Our house is still on fire.

01:27Your inaction is fueling the flames by the hour.

01:33And we are telling you to act as if you loved your children above all else.

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