Prime Minister Andrej Babiš has criticized the focus on words rather than
actions at the United Nations Climate Action Summit at which he represented
the Czech Republic.
Speaking to journalists the Czech prime minister said the Czech Republic
would not get its voice heard at the conference despite the fact that it
was adhering to the 2015 Paris Agreement targets. “There are many here
who have failed in this respect, but are unveiling ambitious plans for the
future,“ Mr. Babiš noted.
The Czech prime minister was not alone criticizing the hollow tone of the
promises made. The BBC reported that China, India and Russia, were given
the change to address the conference despite being the world’s biggest
polluters.
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, 16, made an emotional speech at
the summit, slamming world leaders for their "business as usual"
attitude and saying future generations would never forgive them if they
failed to act.