Towards Zero

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Swedish fighters Greta Thunberg , she has a passionate speech to world leaders at the UN, accusing them of failure to act on Climate Change .

"you have stolen my dreams and My Childhood with the empty words," She Said at a UN climate summit in New York .

more Than 60 world leaders, take part in the One -day meeting, organized by UN Secretary-General , António Guterres.

He said earlier, the countries could only speak at The Summit , if you came up with action plans to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

U.S. President Donald Trump , a Climate Change skeptic, had not been expected, at The Meeting - But he was short-sighted in The Audience .

Brazil and Saudi Arabia the way the countries remain.

What to say to Greta Thunberg ?

In an emotional speech She Said : "This is all wrong. I should not be up here. I should come back to school on The Other side of The Ocean , But all of us Young People , For Hope . How dare you?

"you, my dreams and My Childhood have stolen with your empty words," the 16-year-old said. to say

And she urged world leaders to act urgently: "We'll be watching you. "

What to say to the politicians of The World ?

Mr Guterres, who organized The Meeting , said The World was "in a deep climate hole" and that action was urgently required.

"the Time Is running out, But it's not Too Late ," he said.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said her country would double to €4bn (£3. 5 billion; $4. 4bn) financial commitment to combat Global Warming .

the French President Emmanuel Macron said the international organizations that it says had to release $500m in additional aid to the protection of the Tropical Forests .

New Zealand 's Prime Minister , Jacinda Ardern , said things are "starting to turn" in the country.

"Our gross emissions peaked in 2006, over 80% of our electricity already comes from renewable hydropower, and wind, and we have begun an ambitious agenda.

"We have introduced in Parliament The Zero carbon bill, the purpose of which is to ensure, New Zealand , to live within the threshold of 1. To avoid 5C of Global Warming , catastrophic weather events for our Pacific neighbours. "

scientists warn

The Summit comes days after millions of people took part in a global climate strike-led by youth activists.

Prior to The Meeting , the scientists warned, the signs and effects of Global Warming have been accelerated.

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), said that, in comparison to the previous five years.

"We should hear the loud cry from the students," said Professor Brian Hoskins, Chairman of the Grantham Institute, Imperial College London, and professor of meteorology at the University of Reading.

"It's an Emergency - it was said for the action in quickly reducing our greenhouse gas emissions toward zero and the adaptation to The Inevitable changes in climate," he said.

scientists plead with politicians

By Roger Harrabin , BBC environment analyst

As the dangers of climate warming are becoming increasingly apparent, not The Absence of a collective will to tackle this Problem.

In 2015, In Paris , all the leaders of The World sounded their determination to curb the emissions that were heating the climate.

The Summit will be a variety of initiatives of enterprises and small and medium-sized Nations.

But President trump the promotion of fossil fuels in every way that he can.

And China, despite its forward-thinking commitment to solar and wind Power - is still the construction of new coal-fired Power plants.

Also in the UK, a world leader in climate policy is turning away from its own medium-term targets for the reduction of emissions.

The government is always expanding with the goal of getting to the Heathrow Airport and increase The Road network in such a way that an increase in the emissions in these sectors.

the politicians seem To Believe that Climate Change can be challenged with a version of the economic business as usual.

your scientists say, are you with growing despair, that we are people with an unprecedented threat, in need of a new answer.

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Source of news: bbc.com