Greta Thunberg has traveled halfway to Chile, but will need to turn back to make the COP25 summit after it was moved to Spain. The activist, who refuses to fly due to high levels of emissions from air travel, has put out a transportation plea on Twitter.
The United Nations confirmed Friday the meeting will take place in Madrid in December after Chile withdrew as host because of protests that have paralyzed the nation over the past two weeks.Youth activist Greta Thunberg speaking at the Climate Action Summit in New York earlier this year.Thunberg has traveled halfway to the South American nation but will need to turn back to make the UN climate summit.
"Pinera also canceled the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit scheduled for November.Chile's protests began over a now-suspended price hike for subway tickets in Santiago. They expanded, revealing anger among ordinary Chileans who feel excluded from the nation's economic rise. Many of the protesters are now asking for Pinera's resignation.
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