Comments by "Computerworks" (@computerworks1075) on "United Nations General Assembly Speech" video.

Well, several studies I've seen show China (27.2%) , US (14.6%), and India (6.8%) at one, two, and three in annual carbon emissions. Though the US population is much smaller than China's and India's, many people in the US enjoy a higher standard of living. We all drive cars, travel by air, and in general, consume a lot of everything, all of which leads to more carbon emissions. The average American contributes much more carbon emissions than the average Chinese person plus the average Indian combined. Both China and India are undertaking massive efforts to deal with their carbon emissions, while Americans have been largely propagandized (you are a good example) into denial by their own government.
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I hear the Lakota tribe has given Greta the name, "Woman who came from the Heavens." - beautiful name! https://youtu.be/PP_RkY1WxkI
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@wzhartman True, China and India's carbon emissions are rising as they become more industrialized, but a large part of the increase is due to US corporations moving to China and India to save on labor and pollution control costs. So now they are polluting over there instead of here. What's really telling is how much carbon emissions the US has released into the atmosphere over time. See link: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/01/how-each-country-s-share-of-global-co2-emissions-changes-over-time/
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Actually, YOU sound a bit confused. Greta writes her own speeches and follows her own conscience. She did not confuse anything. She said carbon dioxide. And nobody is saying we need to get rid of it, just reduce it. Nature eventually stabilized the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere at around 300 parts-per-million (ppm) and it seemed to work well for many thousands of years. But, human activity has been adding roughly 30 gigatons of CO2 annually until now, the concentration is about 415 ppm, which may be beneficial to plant life, but it's also causing global temps to rise. This is an existential threat to all life on Earth.
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If you really love your kids and planet Earth, get better informed and stop saying silly things!
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That was one heck of a speech, Greta!
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Sounds like nervous applause.
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It would be a good idea to avoid prolonged exposure to the sun, and when outdoors, wear sunscreen and a wide brim hat. The ozone layer is thinning in some locations and letting harmful ultraviolet B (UV-B) and ultraviolet C (UV-C) rays to reach the Earth's surface. Where and when this happens is unpredictable (except over Antarctica) since the ozone layer is in constant flux, but it's better to be safe. Fair-skinned people should be especially careful. Links: https://www.geoengineeringwatch.org/?s=ultraviolet+radiation https://www.geoengineeringwatch.org/dont-believe-uv-radiation-levels-are-off-the-charts/
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Greta is addressing the government and business leaders, including Trump, who have ignored and even stifled the climate change debate for decades. And now, a climate crisis is staring us right in the face. She is not talking to the regular people on the street, so don't take it personally. Greta is carrying and publicizing the climate scientists' message, and they are the only people who are actually qualified to assess the climate crisis. She is taking a year long Sabbatical to pursue her climate activist work and then she plans to return to school.
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