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Greta Thunberg arrives at UN climate talks saying ‘everything we love is at stake’

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Arasu, S., & Hamra, K. (2026, November 10). Greta Thunberg arrives at UN climate talks saying ‘everything we love is at stake’. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/greta-thunberg-antalya-turkey-glasgow-cop31-b3082404.html

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The Independent · collected 2026-11-10 · by Sibi Arasu, Khalil Hamra

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Climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived in Antalya, Turkey, on Tuesday for the UN's COP31 climate meeting, emphasizing that protecting people and the planet should take precedence over profits and power. At the conference venue, she stated that everything humans love is threatened by climate change and criticized global leaders for prioritizing economic gains for a few at the expense of the majority. Thunberg accused Azerbaijan of using previous climate talks to conceal human rights abuses and called for structural changes in political and economic systems to address the climate crisis effectively.
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On November 10, 2026, Greta Thunberg arrived in Antalya, Turkey, for the UN's COP31 climate talks. Emphasizing the urgency of addressing climate change, she stated that "everything and everyone we love is at stake" due to ongoing environmental threats. This marks her first appearance at a U.N. climate summit since 2021, where she famously dismissed leaders' promises as "blah, blah, blah." Thunberg aims to highlight the need for actions that protect people and the planet rather than prioritizing profits and power for a few elite groups. The conference follows a year marked by severe climate-induced disasters globally.

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Khalil Hamra
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"We have to take the victories we have, of course, because we are so desperate in this situation that we have to take all the positive signs we can get to save as much as we can still save," said Thunberg, who is expected to stay at COP31 for several days.
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Also by Khalil Hamra
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As she arrived at the meeting venue in Antalya, Turkey, Thunberg said climate change is “threatening everything" and that “everything and everyone we love is at stake.” “We should act to protect and benefit people rather than constantly sacrificing the global majority and the very planet we are all living on, for a fortunate few to keep making unimaginable profits and maintaining geopolitical power,” she told reporters.
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Thunberg is expected to join this year's talks for a few days.
2026-11-10 · The Independent
Greta Thunberg arrives at UN climate talks saying ‘everything we love is at stake’ · assertive framing

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Prominent climate change activist Greta Thunberg arrived Tuesday at the U.N. climate meeting, where she emphasized the need to protect people and the planet over profits and power. asserted
she → arrive → profits
This year's meeting — called the Conference of the Parties, or COP31 — comes after a year of climate-induced heat waves and other disasters. asserted
meeting → call → waves
As she arrived at the meeting venue in Antalya, Turkey, Thunberg said climate change is “threatening everything" and that “everything and everyone we love is at stake.” “We should act to protect and benefit people rather than constantly sacrificing the global majority and the very planet we are all living on, for a fortunate few to keep making unimaginable profits and maintaining geopolitical power,” she told reporters. asserted
she → arrive → reporters
Thunberg is attending her first U.N. climate summit since she participated in the 2021 COP in Glasgow, Scotland, where she dismissed promises made by global leaders as “blah, blah, blah." asserted
she → attend → blah
In 2024, Thunberg participated in a protest rally in Georgia against Azerbaijan hosting that year's climate talks. asserted
Azerbaijan → participate → talks
Thunberg accused Azerbaijan of using that summit to "greenwash their crimes and human rights abuses.” asserted
Thunberg → accuse → crimes
Thunberg is expected to join this year's talks for a few days. asserted
Thunberg → expect → days
She said structural changes are needed across the world to deal with the climate crisis because current political and economic systems “have become incompatible with human nature.” asserted
systems → say → nature
___ Arasu reported from Bengaluru, India. asserted
Arasu → report → Bengaluru
_ The Associated Press’ climate and environmental coverage receives financial support from multiple private foundations. asserted
coverage → receive → foundations
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