Greta Thunberg returns to UN climate talks, criticizes governments on environmental action

The Swedish climate activist returned to the COP31 summit after a five-year absence to tell gathered world leaders that the planet 'is being killed' by their failure to prevent environmental breakdown.

First covered Nov 12, 2026 · 8:39 AM PT · 1 article

Greta Thunberg returns to UN climate talks, criticizes governments on environmental action — Image via theguardian.com

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22h Guardian Environment The planet ‘is being killed’, Greta Thunberg tells Cop31 climate summit — Swedish activist criticised world governments for their failure to prevent environmental breakdown The planet is “not dying, it is being killed and we know by…

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aljazeera.com ‘Everything and everyone we love is at stake’: Thunberg slams COP31 talks

thecable.ng Greta Thunberg returns to COP after five-year hiatus, says world leaders detached from climate reality

latintimes.com Greta Thunberg returns to COP after four years, calling the climate talks "hypocrisy" dominated by fossil fuel interests

Appeared in: 2026-11-13 (#17)

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