Greta Thunberg accuses world leaders of being in denial over climate crisis

(The Guardian, 21 Oct 2021) Activist says countries such as UK, US and China use ‘creative carbon accounting’ to augment green credentials.

Greta Thunberg has accused countries including the UK of being in denial over the extent of the climate and ecological crisis and using “creative carbon accounting” to augment their green credentials.

In an opinion piece for the Guardian, the Swedish activist says world leaders have been responsible for several years of inaction in reducing emissions which she has termed “their decades of blah, blah, blah”.

Thunberg also accused the UK, the US and China of spinning emissions statistics to make it appear that their levels are lower.

She wrote: “Between 1990 and 2016, the UK lowered its territorial emissions by 41%. However, once you include the full scale of the UK emissions – such as consumption of imported goods, international aviation and shipping etc – the reduction is more like 15%.

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The Guardian, 21 Oct 2021: Greta Thunberg accuses world leaders of being in denial over climate crisis