Greta Thunberg

"Let's be clear—what you are doing is not about climate action or responding to an emergency. It never was."

"We cannot drink oil. This is why we cannot accept the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline." 

"This is the first time a court of law, anywhere in the world, has recognized that a government minister has a duty of care to protect young people from the catastrophic harms of climate change."

"We need to rethink how we value and treat nature in order to safeguard future and present living conditions for life on Earth."

"This can change so much, not just for us here in Germany but for activists worldwide."

The Swedish campaigner says insufficient goals and empty rhetoric represent the "biggest elephant there's even been in any room."

The environmental justice collective says the focus on "promoting market-based approaches and unproven techno-fixes" will only cause more harm.

"Of course I would love to attend the Glasgow #COP26," she tweeted Friday. "But not unless everyone can take part on the same terms."