At Davos we will tell world leaders to abandon the fossil fuel economy

Youth climate activists, led by Greta Thunberg, call for an immediate halt to fossil fuel exploration, extraction, and subsidies, arguing that continued investment is a 'betrayal of life itself' and a 'crime against humanity'.

• Youth activists demand that governments, banks, and companies immediately stop all investments in fossil fuel extraction and exploration, end all fossil fuel subsidies, and completely divest from fossil fuels.
• The authors argue that the climate crisis is an emergency requiring immediate action rather than targets set for 2021, 2030, or 2050, and that current business practices constitute a 'crime against humanity'.
• The document cites data indicating that the world spent $5.2 trillion on fossil fuel subsidies in 2017 alone, and that 33 major global banks have invested $1.9 trillion in fossil fuels since the 2015 Paris agreement.
• The activists call for a shift in financial priorities, urging leaders to move funds away from short-term profit and toward nature restoration, research, and existing sustainable technologies.

APA

Thunberg, G., Hinchliffe, J., de Assis, D. F., Panichine, J. E. P., Jullian, R., Neubauer, L., Kangujam, L., Wicker, D., Haddad, J., Adenike, O., Badruddin, I., Makichyan, A., Gillibrand, H., Martínez, A., Axelsson, I., Axelsson, S., Jarl, E., Pohankova, M., Dolder, L., ... Eyes, T. I. (2020). At Davos we will tell world leaders to abandon the fossil fuel economy. World Economic Forum. https://www.weforum.org/stories/climate-action/davos-abandon-fossil-fuel-economy-climate-change-greta-thunberg/

Chicago

Thunberg, Greta, Jean Hinchliffe, Danielle Ferreira de Assis, Joel Enrique Peña Panichine, Robin Jullian, Luisa Neubauer, Licipriya Kangujam, et al. At Davos we will tell world leaders to abandon the fossil fuel economy. World Economic Forum, 2020. https://www.weforum.org/stories/climate-action/davos-abandon-fossil-fuel-economy-climate-change-greta-thunberg/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{thunberg2020davos, author = {Thunberg, Greta and Hinchliffe, Jean and de Assis, Danielle Ferreira and Panichine, Joel Enrique Peña and Jullian, Robin and Neubauer, Luisa and Kangujam, Licipriya and Wicker, David and Haddad, Julia and Adenike, Oladosu and Badruddin, Iqbal and Makichyan, Arshak and Gillibrand, Holly and Martínez, Alejandro and Axelsson, Isabelle and Axelsson, Sophia and Jarl, Ell and Pohankova, Mina and Dolder, Linus and Nakate, Vanessa and Eyes, Tokata Iron}, title = {{At Davos we will tell world leaders to abandon the fossil fuel economy}}, publisher = {World Economic Forum}, year = {2020}, month = jan, url = {https://www.weforum.org/stories/climate-action/davos-abandon-fossil-fuel-economy-climate-change-greta-thunberg/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }