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☆ Davos 2023: What you need to know about the WEF on Thursday
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Kathryn Lurie | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

During the round-table, she and three of her fellow activists said they had presented a "cease and desist" letter to CEOs calling for a stop to new oil, gas and coal extraction. "What we've said about oil and gas is that there does need to be a transition," he said. Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson lent his support, urging allies to double down on sending military equipment to support Ukraine. Meta has been working on generative AI research, for instance tech that can convert a text prompt into a video clip. For daily Davos updates in your inbox sign up for the Reuters Daily Briefing hereEditing by Alexander SmithOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Fact Check-Fabricated Greta Thunberg tweet that she cosplayed Andrew Tate during detainment shared online
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

One social media user added in the comments: “No one is posting on her level” (here). A Twitter advanced search did not reveal the supposed tweet via Thunberg’s Twitter account (archive.is/wip/QD41l). Internet personality Andrew Tate, his brother and two Romanian female suspects were detained on Dec. 29 on charges of forming a criminal gang to exploit six women sexually. No such tweet was posted via Thunberg’s account and the image was likely intended as satire. Read more about our work to fact-check social media posts here.

☆ Davos 2023: Greta Thunberg accuses energy firms of throwing people 'under the bus'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Maha El Dahan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The world's most powerful activist confronted the man in charge of regulating global energy in Davos on Thursday, demanding an end to fossil fuel investments. Greta Thunberg urged IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol to stop the global energy industry and the financiers who support them from fuelling carbon investments. "As long as they can get away with it they will continue to invest in fossil fuels, they will continue to throw people under the bus," Thunberg warned. He also said he was less pessimistic than the climate activists about the shift to clean energy. Asked why she did not want to advocate for change from the inside, Thunberg said there were already activists doing that.

☆ Greta Thunberg on Abu Dhabi's oil chief leading COP28 climate summit: 'Completely ridiculous'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Climate activist Greta Thunberg speaking on the main stage in George Square as part of the Fridays for Future Scotland march during the Cop26 summit in Glasgow. Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Thursday became the latest vocal critic of the United Arab Emirates' decision to name the head of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) as president of this year's COP28 climate summit. The UAE, one of the world's top oil producers, will host the U.N.-led climate summit from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, 2023. And the hard reality is that, in order to achieve this goal, global emissions must fall 43% by 2030." According to the panel, roughly 90% of global CO2 emissions come from fossil fuels and the heavy industry.

☆ Climate activists Greta Thunberg and Vanessa Nakate share their message to Davos delegates
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailClimate activists Greta Thunberg and Vanessa Nakate share their message to Davos delegatesAlongside IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol, climate activists Greta Thunberg, Vanessa Nakate, Helena Gualinga and Luisa Neubauer take part in a CNBC-moderated panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

☆ Greta Thunberg and other climate activists discuss the energy transition at Davos
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Cnbc.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

[The stream is slated to start at 5:15 a.m. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Alongside IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol, activist Greta Thunberg is taking part in the CNBC-moderated panel with youth climate advocates Vanessa Nakate, Helena Gualinga and Luisa Neubauer. The four climate activists arrived in Davos having recently composed an open letter to the CEOs of fossil fuel companies through the non-profit website Avaaz. Moderated by CNBC's Steve Sedgwick, the panel at Davos, Switzerland, will debate how the world can rapidly accelerate the clean energy transition.

☆ IEA chief Fatih Birol, Greta Thunberg and other youth activists discuss the climate crisis at Davos
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailIEA chief Fatih Birol, Greta Thunberg and other youth activists discuss the climate crisis at DavosIEA Executive Director Fatih Birol takes part in a CNBC-moderated panel session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, alongside climate activists Greta Thunberg, Vanessa Nakate, Helena Gualinga and Luisa Neubauer.

☆ Greta Thunberg says Davos elite are prioritizing greed and short-term profits over people and the planet
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

watch nowSwedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Thursday accused the political and business elite at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, of prioritizing self-interest and short-term profits over people and the planet. They are prioritizing self-greed, corporate greed and short-term economic profits above people and above planet." Thunberg said it was an "absurd" situation that the world seems to be listening to Davos delegates rather than those on the frontlines of the climate emergency. We were kettled by police and then detained but were let go later that evening," Thunberg said on Wednesday via Twitter. To be sure, the burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas, is the chief driver of the climate crisis.

☆ Davos 2023: What you need to know about the WEF on Wednesday
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Kathryn Lurie | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Climate change came to the fore at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting, where U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on business leaders to follow the principles outlined by an expert group to make credible net-zero pledges or risk greenwashing. The United Nations and standard setter the International Organization for Standardization launched the guidelines in November to become a reference text and help organizations come up with solid plans, avoiding slogans, hype and obfuscation. With activist Greta Thunberg set to arrive in Davos and meet International Energy Agency (IEA) executive director Fatih Birol on Thursday, climate change is set to remain centre stage. China could see a sharp recovery in economic growth from the second quarter onwards based on current infection trends after the dismantling of most COVID-19 restrictions, Gopinath said. For daily Davos updates in your inbox sign up for the Reuters Daily Briefing hereEditing by Alexander SmithOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Greta Thunberg Released After German Police Detained Her at Coal Mine Protest
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Greta Thunberg , the climate activist, was carried away and briefly detained by police Tuesday in a German village where protesters have been opposing an expanded coal mine, officials said. Ms. Thunberg, 20 years old, joined dozens of demonstrators in the village of Lutzerath, about 75 miles west of Frankfurt, since the weekend, said Charly Dietz , a spokeswoman for Ende Gelände. She and other demonstrators had been blocking the front of a coal mine and didn’t leave after the police had asked them to, Ms. Dietz said.

☆ Davos 2023: Greta Thunberg to meet IEA chief Birol
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Maha El Dahan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Greta Thunberg is set to meet International Energy Agency (IEA) executive director Fatih Birol in Davos on Thursday, the organiser of a planned round-table event told Reuters. The IEA, which makes policy recommendations on global energy, was not immediately available for comment. Thunberg attended the World Economic Forum's (WEF) annual meeting in Davos in January 2020, when she challenged world leaders, including former U.S. President Donald Trump, to act on climate change, saying that "our house is still on fire". Climate change is one of the main items on the agenda for this year's meeting. For daily Davos updates in your inbox sign up for the Reuters Daily Briefing here: https://www.reuters.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/Reporting by Maha El Dahan and Alexander Smith; Editing by editing by John StonestreetOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ UN chief slams fossil fuel industry expansion in Davos speech
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Guterres pointed blame squarely at the fossil fuel industry when addressing the Davos crowd, composed of billionaires, politicians and business leaders, including dozes of high level executives from the world’s biggest oil and gas companies. And like the tobacco industry, those responsible must be held to account,” Guterres told the conference. A new report published on Tuesday by the campaign group Reclaim Finance revealed that dozens of banks and financial institutions with net zero pledges are still pouring money into fossil fuels. Since signing, however, it found members have invested hundreds of billions into fossil fuels. Guterres called on companies to “put forward credible and transparent transition plans on how to achieve net zero,” by the end of 2023.

☆ Climate protest not a crime, Greta Thunberg says after detention
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LUETZERATH, Germany, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Environmental activist Greta Thunberg swiftly resumed campaigning on Wednesday after she was briefly detained in Germany during a protest against a coal mine expansion, tweeting that protecting the climate was not a crime. "Yesterday I was part of a group that peacefully protested the expansion of a coal mine in Germany. We were kettled by police and then detained but were let go later that evening," tweeted Thunberg, whose whereabouts are unclear. "Climate protection is not a crime." The protest has highlighted growing tensions over Berlin's climate policy with environmentalists arguing that climate goals are being neglected with a return to dirtier fuels during an energy crisis caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

☆ Greta Thunberg Detained by Police in Germany During Coal Mine Protest
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Greta Thunberg , the climate activist, was carried away and detained by police Tuesday in a German village where protesters have been opposing an expanded coal mine, according to a spokeswoman for the group organizing the protest. Ms. Thunberg, 20 years old, joined dozens of demonstrators in the village of Lutzerath, about 75 miles west of Frankfurt, since the weekend, said Charly Dietz , a spokeswoman for Ende Gelände. She and other demonstrators had been blocking the front of a coal mine and didn’t leave after the police had asked them to, Ms. Dietz said.

German police detained famed environmental activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday, according to footage of ongoing protests against a coal mine's expansion. Video and still images appeared to show police in riot gear carrying away a limp Thunberg, 20, by her arms and legs in the hamlet of Luetzerath, west of Cologne and near Garzweiler coal mine. Thunberg did not appear to be in distress and was smiling at points of her apprehension, footage showed. Police officers with Greta Thunberg. Climate activist say the coal mine's planned expansion would release vast amounts of greenhouse gas and violate German commitments to the 2015 Paris climate accord.

☆ Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Detained in Germany During Coal Mine Protest
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Rep. George Santos Says He Will Address Allegations ‘Soon’Republican Rep. George Santos said Thursday that he would respond "soon" to accusations made against him. The freshman Congressman from New York has admitted that he lied on the campaign trail about his education and work experience. Speaker Kevin McCarthy said the matter would be referred to the Ethics Committee. Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images

☆ Greta Thunberg arrested at German mine protest, will be freed later - police
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LUETZERATH, Germany, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg was detained alongside other activists on Tuesday during protests against the demolition of the coal village of Luetzerath but the entire group will be released later in the day, according to police. It might take hours or they will go immediately," a spokesperson for regional police in Aachen said, speaking about the whole group of demonstrators. Activists have said Germany should not be mining any more lignite and should focus on expanding renewable energy instead. "Greta Thunberg was part of a group of activists who rushed towards the ledge. "Germany is one of the biggest polluters in the world and needs to be held accountable," she said.

☆ Greta Thunberg arrested at German coal mine protest, will be freed later, police say
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Police officers carry Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg (M) out of a group of protesters and activists and away from the edge of the Garzweiler II opencast lignite mine. Activists and coal opponents continue their protests at several locations in North Rhine-Westphalia on Tuesday. Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg was detained alongside other activists on Tuesday during protests against the demolition of the coal village of Luetzerath but the entire group will be released later in the day, according to police. Thunberg, was seen sitting alone in a large police bus after having been detained, a Reuters witness said. "Greta Thunberg was part of a group of activists who rushed towards the ledge.

☆ Davos 2023: What you need to know about the WEF on Monday
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The World Economic Forum (WEF) returned to Davos for its first winter session in three years with high expectations. Soccer club Manchester United set out a dazzling shop front on the Davos high street, but insisted its lounge was to entertain clients and partners rather than to attract buyers. United's executive co-chairman Avram Glazer, a Davos regular, is expected to arrive later this week. Idris and Sabrina Elba are one of the recipients of this year’s prestigious Crystal Awards. "We are here at Davos to highlight the people and countries who are not making the headlines as much as my husband," said Sabrina Dhowre Elba, looking at her partner.

☆ Davos 2023: The World Economic Forum explained
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-16 | by ( Siddharth K | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The World Economic Forum (WEF) returns to its snowy winter residency in the Swiss Alps this week with a record attendance of business and government leaders. The WEF's roots stretch back to 1971 when its founder Klaus Schwab invited executives from European companies to the then tiny ski resort of Davos, high in the Swiss Alps. With climate change top of the agenda, chiefs of major energy companies are back after a COVID-related hiatus. Others include IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde, NATO General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He. Climate change topped the WEF's survey of global risk and energy company executives will mix with climate activists and environment ministers at the forum.

☆ Greta Thunberg and a 'mud wizard' faced off against German cops to protest a coal deal with the country's largest energy company
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-16 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Climate activists in Germany are protesting a coal deal between energy company RWE and the Green party. Protesters used delayed officers in deep mud but were met with "pure violence," organizers said. Sign up for our newsletter to get the latest on the culture & business of sustainability — delivered weekly to your inbox. The deal, made between the left-leaning political Green party and the largest German coal company, RWE, has been toted as a climate-saving agreement by the politicians who brokered it. Climate activist Greta Thunberg (r) stands between Keyenberg and Lützerath under police guard on the edge of the open pit mine and dances.

☆ Greta Thunberg joins protest against coal mine expansion in German village
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-15 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Around 6,000 protesters — including climate activist Greta Thunberg — marched through mud and rain to the German village of Luetzerath on Saturday, according to a police estimate, demonstrating against the expansion of an opencast lignite mine. Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg at a protest march over the pending razing of the settlement of Luetzerath Germany on Saturday. Sean Gallup / Getty ImagesAs the protesters neared the village, they were confronted by police in riot gear, and some used batons to push the protesters back. Earlier this week, police cleared out protesters from buildings they have occupied for almost two years in attempt to stop the nearby mine’s expansion. Earlier Economy Minister Robert Habeck told Spiegel on Friday that Lutzerath was the “wrong symbol” to protest against.

☆ Thunberg joins march on German village in protest against coal mine expansion
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Climate activist Greta Thunberg joins the activists protesting against the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine of Germany's utility RWE to Luetzerath, in Keyenberg, Germany, January 14, 2023. REUTERS/Thilo SchmuelgenLUTZERATH, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Around 6,000 protesters - including climate activist Greta Thunberg - marched through mud and rain to the German village of Luetzerath on Saturday, according to a police estimate, demonstrating against the expansion of an opencast lignite mine. As the protesters neared the village, they were confronted by police in riot gear, and some used batons to push the protesters back. "It is the last place where brown coal will be mined - not a symbol for more-of-the-same, but for the final frontier." But activists have said Germany should not be mining any more lignite and focus on expanding renewable energy instead.

☆ Andrew Tate to remain detained in Romania on charges of human trafficking and rape, judge rules
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

BUCHAREST, Romania — A court in Romania’s capital Bucharest has upheld the 30-day arrest of divisive social media personality and self-described misogynist Andrew Tate on charges of organized crime, human trafficking and rape, an official said late Tuesday. Ramona Bolla, a spokesperson for Romanian anti-organized crime agency DIICOT, said the court rejected an appeal by Tate against a judge’s earlier decision to extend his arrest from 24 hours to 30 days. Tate, 36, a British-U.S. citizen who has 4.5 million followers on Twitter, was initially detained on Dec. 29 for 24 hours along with his brother Tristan, who was charged in the same case. The court late Tuesday rejected all four appeals against a judge’s Dec. 30 decision to grant prosecutors’ request to extend the arrest period. The week of his arrest, he traded insults on Twitter with teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg.

☆ Fact Check-No evidence Greta Thunberg posted explicit tweet which amassed 5 billion likes
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Social media users are sharing a screenshot of a tweet allegedly posted by Greta Thunberg, which reads: “bald ass faggot”. The image suggests the fake tweet was shared more than 100 million times and amassed more than 5 billion likes. However, a spokesperson for Thunberg told Reuters that they “can confirm the screenshot is a fake, Greta has not tweeted this”. An advanced Twitter search and archive search for the alleged quote from the environmentalist’s account produced no results (bit.ly/3GCdFZG). There is no evidence Greta Thunberg posted the explicit tweet.

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