Greta Thunberg and China bump heads over emissions

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The probability of the Chinese reducing their emissions in response to agitation of a teenage girl from a privileged country is about as likely as my bacon sprouting wings and flying.

Having said that I support Greta! She is brave and fearless

I don't take much for this young lady as she comes across as being full of hate and does not demonstrate love to the ones she talks to. Without love there will never be chane because all those at the recieving end will just not want to know (And neither would I if I was spoken to in the same way).

If she wants to make progress she needs to change the way she presents herself to others, as all I could think of when I heard her speak was "There's a spoilt child who needs her bottom smacked!"

If she can learn to love and understand those who she wants to change, then she will be effective in making a difference to the world, as love changes everything and understanding provides practical solutions.

To understand people here in Wales, one needs to talk to them respectfully and in ways that attract rather then repel. The way she speaks she repels, and it is one of the differences between the English people and the Welsh, and why some types of English people get no where here, because they have not learned how the Welsh people react.

Now I know other countries will be repelled rather then attracted by what she says because of the manner in which she uses when she publically speaks. Some countries and people she will find a great following. Germany is one and England is one as they are attracted to the determined carisma, but other countries like Wales it is the complete opposite. I say this because I am Welsh, but my Mum origionally came from England as a young child, so I have had to learn how different people with different backgrounds react. It is something that I have an understanding of which those from fully Welsh backgrounds and those from fully English backgrounds don't have.

She's still very very young. Remember she was a young teen when she took on world leaders.

I realize that she is young. Uhmm. How can I explain...


What I am saying is that to convince the Chinese government to change, Gretna may do more damage then good by the way she comes across if they take it the wrong way.

Climate change is a delicate subject as it involves loosing millions of jobs to make the change. Here where I live many many people can no longer support themselves financially since the climate change regulations came into play because their whole lives of their towns and villages were supported by the industries which were closed.

I give Greta 10/10 points for single mined passion and conviction to her cause. But her delivery and PR skills may improve as she gets older and has more life experience

I worry how this little lady will do a few years from now, when her teenage passion dries up and she is faced with the limitations of her crusade. I wish her the best, though.

She's right, and many developing nations (particularly China and India) need to drastically improve. The Western powers also need to take more responsibility - we typically present a righteous image to the world by getting poorer nations to do all our dirty work for us, and it isn't fooling anyone any more.

Having said that, by Christ she's annoying.

Also, Russia are a world superpower and their environmental record is terrible.

I don't think that justifies everyone else just giving up, though. Now is the time for leading by example.

I'm on Team Greta. I'm on her side and I always will be. She'll sweeten up with age.

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