Last year Greta Thunberg famously told Davos that the House is on Fire. One year later, at the 50th Davos summit, Greta and other climate activists have arrived with a unified message: our house is still on fire. Let’s review what happened at Davos and learn what is happening and what still needs to be done.
When told by adults that she should be studying in school to learn about climate change and find solutions, she reminds them that we have all the solutions already and no one is listening to the science. When told by adults, even powerful politicians like British Prime Minister Theresa May, that student strikers are wasting valuable school time, Greta reminds them that they’ve wasted thirty years of valuable time ignoring climate change.