A video from a 2019 Greta Thunberg interview shows the Swedish climate activist saying that bank bailouts are evidence that the world has enough money to address climate change.
A clip shared out of context from this interview showing Thunberg saying, “if we can save the banks, then we can save the world,” has circulated online with the suggestion that her priorities had shifted from the planet to saving banks.
“The only way to save the planet is to save the banks,” reads a Facebook post (here).
“The money is there, if we can save the banks, then we can save the world… I mean, if there is something we are not lacking in this world, it’s money,” Thunberg said.
A cropped clip showing Greta Thunberg saying, “if we can save the banks, then we can save the world,” was not a statement in defense of banks.
Persons:
Greta Thunberg, ”, Thunberg, Naomi Klein, ” Thunberg, Read
Organizations:
Twitter, Global, Intercept, Reuters
Locations:
Swedish