{
  "id": 19485382,
  "title": "'Everything we love is at stake': Greta Thunberg blasts COP climate summits as being full of lobbyists",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/everything-we-love-is-at-stake-greta-thunberg-blasts-cop-climate",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T11:00:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/11/everything-we-love-is-at-stake-greta-thunberg-blasts-cop-climate-summits-as-being-full-of-"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Renowned climate activist Greta Thunberg has harshly criticized the annual COP climate summit, describing it as hypocritical and filled with lobbyists. Thunberg, attending COP31 for the first time since 2021, urged leaders to prioritize people and the planet over profits and power. The two-week talks, which kicked off in Turkey, are under pressure to address climate change following a year of extreme heatwaves, wildfires in Europe, and deadly floods in Nepal.\n\nThunberg accused host countries of \"whitewashing\" themselves during negotiations, stating that \"our political and economic systems have become incompatible with human nature.\" UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres echoed her sentiments, calling fossil fuel interests \"destructive\" and urging governments to tax oil company windfall profits. He emphasized that fossil fuels must go the way of the dinosaurs, but that will not happen without intervention.\n\nThunberg and Guterres both criticized the slow progress made by nations in transitioning away from fossil fuels, despite agreeing in 2023 to make the switch. The two-week COP31 negotiations, which continue until November 20th, are expected to focus on electrification and waste reduction, with EU countries advocating for renewable energy and the transition away from fossil fuels. However, leaders from France, Germany, Italy, and Spain have been criticized for not attending the Leaders' Summit.\n\nThunberg's presence at COP31 has generated excitement among youth climate activists, who hope her arrival will pressure the conference to deliver real action and implementation. She warned that \"everything and everyone we love is at stake,\" emphasizing the urgent need to address climate change before it's too late.",
  "summary": "Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres blasted fossil fuel companies for \"killing our planet\".",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "\"Everything We Love Is At Stake\": Greta Thunberg Arrives For COP31 Summit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/everything-we-love-is-at-stake-greta-thunberg-arrives-for-cop31-summit",
        "published": "2026-11-10T21:53:15.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}