Thunberg Says Climate Stakes Demand Change at COP31
Greta Thunberg arrived at the COP31 climate talks in Antalya, Turkey, on November 10, 2026, calling for people and the planet to take priority over profits and geopolitical power. She said climate change threatens everything and that the stakes include everyone and everything people love.
The summit is taking place after a year of heat waves and other disasters linked to climate change. Thunberg told reporters that the global majority and the planet should not be sacrificed so a small, fortunate group can continue to make enormous profits and hold power.
Thunberg has not attended another U.N. climate summit since COP26 in Glasgow in 2021, where she dismissed leaders’ promises as “blah, blah, blah.” In 2024, she protested Azerbaijan’s hosting of that year’s talks, accusing the country of using the event to obscure crimes and human rights abuses. She is expected to attend COP31 for a few days and said structural changes worldwide are needed because current political and economic systems are incompatible with human nature.
Thunberg Puts People and Planet Ahead of Profit at COP31
At COP31, Greta Thunberg put the stakes of the climate crisis plainly: people and the planet should come before the profits and power of a fortunate few. Arriving in Antalya, Turkey, on November 10, 2026, she warned that climate change threatens everything people love.
Her appeal comes after a year of climate-linked heat waves and other disasters. Thunberg argued that the global majority and the planet are being sacrificed to sustain enormous profits and geopolitical influence, and called for structural changes worldwide.
The activist has not attended another U.N. climate summit since COP26 in Glasgow in 2021, where she scorned world leaders’ promises as “blah, blah, blah.” She is expected to take part in COP31 for a few days. Her criticism of systems that put profit and power first underscores the stakes she sees in a response that fails to protect people and the planet.
Thunberg Brings Systemic Climate Demands to COP31
Greta Thunberg arrived at COP31 with a sweeping demand: change political and economic systems worldwide. At the U.N. climate meeting in Antalya, Turkey, on November 10, 2026, she said current systems have become incompatible with human nature and urged action that puts people and the planet ahead of profit and power.
Thunberg warned that climate change threatens everything people love. The summit follows a year of heat waves and other climate-linked disasters, and she argued that the global majority and the planet should not be sacrificed for the gains and geopolitical influence of a fortunate few.
She is expected to attend the talks for a few days. Her appearance is her first U.N. climate summit since Glasgow in 2021, where she dismissed world leaders’ promises. In 2024, she protested Azerbaijan’s hosting of that year’s climate talks, accusing the country of using the summit to obscure crimes and human rights abuses. At COP31, her focus is on broad structural transformation as the answer to the crisis.
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