‘It’s time to panic!’
Swedish teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg warned Europe’s lawmakers yesterday that time is running out to halt climate change and warned politicians that it is time “to panic.” She told the EP, “I want you to act as if the house is on fire.” During a speech met with a standing ovation, Thunberg fought back tears as she warned about rapid species extinction, soil erosion, deforestation and the pollution of oceans. In a reference to the international funding effort launched to rebuild the fire-ravaged Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, she urged the lawmakers to use ‘cathedral thinking’ to tackle climate change.