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Greta Thunberg (17) is targeting the business elite for the second time.
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On Monday she was still in bed with a fever.
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On Tuesday, she made two appearances.
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![Greenpeace director Jennifer Morgan was horrified by Trump's speech.]()
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Greenpeace director Jennifer Morgan was horrified by Trump’s speech.
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![For US star economist Kenneth Rogoff, Trump said about the same thing as two years ago.]()
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For US star economist Kenneth Rogoff, Trump said about the same thing as two years ago.
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We still have ten years to go. If we don’t use it, the climate catastrophe is inevitable. That is the Davos Mantra 2020. You don’t have to go to Greta Thunberg (17) to hear it. WEF founder Klaus Schwab (81), Federal President Simonetta Sommaruga (59), scientist: They all say the same thing.
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Only one cares. US President Donald Trump (73) and his entourage fly across the Atlantic in two long-haul aircraft and are transported from Zurich to Davos by seven helicopters. Long queues form in the convention center an hour and a half before Trump’s speech. Almost nobody here likes him, but everyone wants to see him.
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Trump cannot be asked twice. He holds a commercial for himself and his government. “We are experiencing a boom that the world has never seen before,” he says without false modesty. When he took office, the country was on the ground. In addition to the jobs, people would also have lost hope.
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Trump reads every word, he doesn’t want to show himself naked
But now the tide has turned. “The working class has been doing better than it has been for a long time, incomes are rising, the American dream is back – bigger and stronger than ever.”
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Not only the economy has recovered, Trump said. Education and access to crèches would also have improved. “Regions that haven’t seen anything before a hundred years suddenly experience enormous wealth.” The blacks also benefited.
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What is striking: there is nothing spontaneous in the speech, Trump reads every word, he does not allow himself to dangle. He doesn’t want to show himself to the global elite.
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“The most important thing was that we stopped China’s exploitative trading practices,” Trump said. Now the investments and the jobs flow back to the USA.
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The impending climate catastrophe? For Trump just a fantasy. Regardless of whether the end of oil or the population explosion – previous forecasts of the ecological collapse would still have turned out to be wrong. It was no different this time. The doom prophets are only concerned with power. “We must never let radical socialists decide about our lives.”
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Schwab does not dare to criticize this time either
Then the applause is thin. Schwab praised his star guest that he had brought optimism back to the WEF. He dares not criticize any more than he did two years ago when he praised Trump for his leadership and was scolded as cowardly by the world press.
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Trump becomes a burden on the WEF. An insider doubts whether it was worth inviting the US president again. Because it is obvious: Trump’s efforts to profile itself as a platform with a social and ecological conscience are being destroyed.
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“Trump lives on another planet,” says Greenpeace chief Jennifer Morgan (53). His speech shows that he did not understand how serious the situation was. “Climate change also poses a great risk to the United States. But it simply does not occur in its universe.”
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In terms of content, Trump said about the same thing as two years ago and emphasized the strength of the US economy, says US star economist Kenneth Rogoff (66). The stitch is clear: «Many here do not like Trump, but they have great respect for the US economy. He is betting on it. »
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Infantino is thrilled with Trump’s speech
The judgment of Zurich’s finance director Ernst Stocker (64, SVP) is more gracious. «The optimism that Trump exudes should not be underestimated. It is only possible to achieve the environmental goals if the economy is booming. Because nobody wants to forego prosperity. »
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Fifa President Gianni Infantino (49) was almost euphoric. “The facts and figures are awesome,” he says. “His speech was impressive.”
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But no matter what the listeners say: Trump has achieved his most important goal. Yesterday, the Senate Democrats started impeachment proceedings against him. But instead of smoldering on the dock, Trump played the big Zampano in Davos. He insisted with the organizers that his speech would be scheduled early enough that morning news in the United States could report on it. That worked. Nobody talks about the impeachment. For Trump this means: Mission accomplished.
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Davos is Greta Again: The climate icon dries Trump
Greta’s fever is over, but Greta fever has broken out. After Greta Thunberg (17) had to take care of the bed on Monday, the crowd at her first WEF appearance on Tuesday morning at 8.30 a.m. is huge. “I really can’t complain that too little is listened to,” she jokes in the panel discussion about the Greta hype. “The climate and the environment are now a hot topic, but if you look at it from a different perspective, practically nothing has happened.”
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The Swedish climate icon has therefore made a clear request to the super rich, the business bosses, top politicians and state leaders to Davos: Stop investments in coal, oil and gas – immediately! A Greenpeace report underlines their message. 24 banks, which are regularly represented at the WEF, have put $ 1.4 trillion into climate-damaging fossil energies since the Paris climate agreement alone.
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WEF 2020 is about three things: climate, climate and, uh, climate
Thunberg electrifies the hall – and she electrifies the WEF. If you walk through the center of Davos, you will see the Greta effect everywhere. The facade of the British major bank HSBC is green; Deutsche Bank asks the passing suit wearers in illuminated letters: “Is growth an illusion?” Greta is omnipresent. Climate is on the official WEF program 69 times.
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A year ago, Greta Thunberg was at the WEF for the first time. “Our house is on fire!” She cried in her anger speech. At the 50th WEF, a whole series of young climate and human rights activists will be the focus of the events. In addition to Thunberg, the German Luisa Neubauer (23), who has just turned down a lucrative supervisory board post by Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser, has arrived. The WEF itself has banished meat from the menu for the “Future Food” day on Wednesday. When he delivers his opening speech, Thunberg sits in the audience.
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Greta Thunberg doesn’t want to plant trees, her father does
At her second appearance in the early afternoon, Thunberg is really on the move: “Adults say we shouldn’t be so pessimistic.” But: “Our house is still on fire! Your inactivity heats the flames every hour. We still tell you to panic and act as if you love your children more than anything. »
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CO2 emissions would have to be drastically reduced in order to reach the 1.5 degree target. All countries would violate the goals of the Paris Agreement. “But nobody seems to care,” criticizes Thunberg. “Planting a few trees in Africa is not enough.”
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If you still want to do this, you can grab one of the royal blue wool hats distributed by an insurance company in Davos. The company wants to plant a tree for each cap. And those things are in demand, 3500 pieces left on Monday. The WEF is almost blue, and not from the alcohol, which is also available free of charge everywhere.
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Greta’s father Svante Thunberg (50) also wears one of the hats. While his daughter is short of the business elite inside, he has to stay outside. With his hotel badge, he is not allowed into the convention center.
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China’s Deputy Prime Minister Han Zheng (65) will also perform there on Tuesday afternoon. Two hours after Trump, he gets the big stage. In contrast to the USA, he promises: “China will play a pioneering role in international cooperation and climate protection.” No doubt: Davos is Greta again.
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