Greta Thunberg’s address to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP24)
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Greta Thunberg’s address to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP24) is an early landmark speech by the Swedish climate activist in which she sharply criticized global leaders’ inaction on climate change and helped catalyze the international youth climate movement.
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Target entity: Greta Thunberg’s address to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP24) Context triple: ["How dare you" speech at the UN in 2019, relatedWork, Greta Thunberg’s address to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP24)]
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Greta Thunberg
Greta Thunberg is a Swedish environmental activist internationally known for catalyzing the global youth climate movement and pressuring world leaders to take stronger action on climate change.
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UN Climate Action Summit 2019
The UN Climate Action Summit 2019 was a high-level United Nations gathering in New York aimed at accelerating global efforts to address climate change through stronger national commitments and concrete action plans.
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Fridays for Future
Fridays for Future is a global youth-led climate strike movement that organizes regular school walkouts and protests to demand urgent action on the climate crisis.
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2019 Global Climate Strike
The 2019 Global Climate Strike was a worldwide series of youth-led demonstrations demanding urgent action on climate change, inspired by the Fridays for Future movement.
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Svante Thunberg
Svante Thunberg is a Swedish actor, author, and producer best known as the father and manager of climate activist Greta Thunberg.
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Target entity: Greta Thunberg’s address to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP24) Target entity description: Greta Thunberg’s address to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP24) is an early landmark speech by the Swedish climate activist in which she sharply criticized global leaders’ inaction on climate change and helped catalyze the international youth climate movement.
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A.
Greta Thunberg
Greta Thunberg is a Swedish environmental activist internationally known for catalyzing the global youth climate movement and pressuring world leaders to take stronger action on climate change.
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B.
UN Climate Action Summit 2019
The UN Climate Action Summit 2019 was a high-level United Nations gathering in New York aimed at accelerating global efforts to address climate change through stronger national commitments and concrete action plans.
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C.
Fridays for Future
Fridays for Future is a global youth-led climate strike movement that organizes regular school walkouts and protests to demand urgent action on the climate crisis.
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D.
2019 Global Climate Strike
The 2019 Global Climate Strike was a worldwide series of youth-led demonstrations demanding urgent action on climate change, inspired by the Fridays for Future movement.
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E.
Svante Thunberg
Svante Thunberg is a Swedish actor, author, and producer best known as the father and manager of climate activist Greta Thunberg.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
climate change speech
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public address ⓘ speech ⓘ |
| ageOfSpeaker | 15 ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
Fridays for Future
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school strike for climate ⓘ youth climate movement ⓘ |
| audience |
climate negotiators
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delegates to the United Nations Climate Change Conference ⓘ representatives of UN member states ⓘ |
| callsFor |
emissions reductions
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keeping fossil fuels in the ground ⓘ system change ⓘ urgent climate action ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| criticizes |
economic growth prioritization over climate
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political inaction on climate change ⓘ world leaders ⓘ |
| date | 2018-12-12 ⓘ |
| distributedOnPlatform |
YouTube
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social media ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
government inaction on climate change
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intergenerational justice ⓘ responsibility of world leaders ⓘ |
| format | short plenary address ⓘ |
| givenAtEvent |
COP24
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COP24 ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Climate Change Conference 2018
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| givenBy | Greta Thunberg ⓘ |
| hasNotableQuote |
We have come here to let you know that change is coming, whether you like it or not.
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We have not come here to beg world leaders to care. ⓘ You are not mature enough to tell it like it is. ⓘ You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words. ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
early landmark speech in global climate activism
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helped catalyze the international youth climate movement ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
Katowice
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Poland ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
climate change
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climate crisis ⓘ climate justice ⓘ global warming ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | international ⓘ |
| organizationInvolved |
United Nations
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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ⓘ |
| partOf | Greta Thunberg’s early international activism ⓘ |
| recordedAs | video ⓘ |
| relatedToAgreement | Paris Agreement ⓘ |
| speaker | Greta Thunberg ⓘ |
| year | 2018 ⓘ |
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Subject: Greta Thunberg’s address to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP24) Description of subject: Greta Thunberg’s address to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP24) is an early landmark speech by the Swedish climate activist in which she sharply criticized global leaders’ inaction on climate change and helped catalyze the international youth climate movement.
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"How dare you" speech at the UN in 2019
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relatedWork
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Greta Thunberg’s address to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP24)
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