Recently, Swedish environmental girl Greta Thunberg launched a global series of concerts on the theme of climate change, and also sang "never gonna give you up" by Rick Astley on the spot, the Swedish "climate activist" performed the hit song with others on the stage in Stockholm and danced.
Greta Thunberg had previously tweeted a link to a new speech, but actually linked to a music video for the song. It was the first in a series of 19 global concerts called "Climate Live 2021" to raise awareness and put pressure on world leaders ahead of the global climate conference in Glasgow in November, Cop26.
On October 16, the 18-year-old "climate activist" Greta Thunberg released herself on stage in Stockholm, Sweden. The campaign called on world leaders to take more ambitious climate action ahead of the Cop26 Global Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, in November. The three-hour concert in Stockholm was attended by thousands of people, along with at least 20 other performers.
When she took to the stage, she quoted the song's first lyrics: "We are no strangers to love." As the music kicked, she silly jumped and jumped, singing the internet's most popular song "Never Gonna Give You Up" with another "climate activist" for a full minute, and the entire concert was broadcast live on the climate live youtube channel.
After the concert, Rick Astley, the singer of the 1987 classic song, thanked Greta Thunberg. On Twitter on October 18, he also praised her performance, saying it was "fantastic."
Despite being crucial to the entry into force of the Paris Agreement, Greta Thunberg also told AFP at the concert that COP26 "will not lead to any major changes". Still, Thunberg said, "we're going to have to keep pushing, and people will continue to demand change and climate justice." She previously confirmed that she will be attending cop26 and that with the large gathering of climate participants and attendees, she believes there could be a change.
According to Agence France-Presse, Greta Thunberg wants people to realize that the world is facing an "existential crisis" and take action. While the upcoming climate talks are seen as the world's last chance to avoid a climate catastrophe, Greta Thunberg stressed that world leaders need to start saving the planet rather than "trying to create loopholes." Last month, she also accused world leaders of "empty words and promises" at a youth climate event on Sept. 28.
Explaining why she is skeptical of the will of global leaders to act, Thunberg reminds the world that carbon emissions are rising despite commitments since the first Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 1995. She added, "By 2030, global (carbon) emissions are expected to increase by 16 percent from 2010 levels." ”
Cop stands for "Conference of the Parties," where global leaders have gathered every year since 1995 to agree on how to address climate change. From 31 October to 12 November, COP26 will witness participating countries providing updates on their climate actions, the fifth year of the Paris Agreement. The Paris Agreement is a landmark international treaty adopted in 2015 by the 196 member states of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which was later ratified by 191 member states.
The meeting was significant because for the first time developing and developed countries committed themselves to limiting global warming to well below 2ºc or, if possible, to 1.5ºc on the principle of "common but differentiated responsibilities". Under the Paris Agreement, member states should update their climate actions every five years.