Donald Trump vs. Greta Thunberg in Davos

Donald Trump VS Greta Thunberg : 1 climate crisis, 2 points of view at the World Economic Forum.

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00:00Today, I'm pleased to announce the United States will join

00:041 trillion trees initiative being launched here at the World Economic Forum 1 trillion trees

00:12Planting trees is good of course, but it's nowhere near enough of what is needed

00:18And it cannot replace real mitigation and rewilding nature. This is not a time for pessimism

00:26this is a time for

00:29Optimism

00:30fear and doubt is

00:32Not a good thought process. You say children shouldn't worry

00:38You say just leave this to us

00:42We will fix this we promise we won't let you down. Don't be so pessimistic and

00:48then

00:50Nothing, we will never let radical socialists destroy our economy wreck our country

00:56Or eradicate our liberty. This is not about rights or left

01:03We couldn't care less about your party politics

01:07The United States is now by far the number one producer of oil and natural gas anywhere in the world by far

01:13It's not even close. We demand at this year's World Economic Forum

01:19participants from all

01:20companies banks

01:22institutions and governments

01:25immediately halt all investments in fossil fuel exploration and extraction

01:31immediately end all fossil fuel subsidies and

01:35Immediately and completely divest from fossil fuels to embrace the possibilities of tomorrow

01:41we must reject the perennial prophets of doom and their predictions of the

01:47Apocalypse our house is still on fire

01:52Your inaction is fueling the flames by the hour and

01:58We are telling you to act as if you loved your children above all else

02:04Thank you