This was meant to be a big moment in the talks, the elixir of the “Greta effect” bringing new energy to a flagging process.
The teenager is almost certainly the most famous person here, attracting far more attention than other celebrities like Al Gore, and the UN badly needs a boost.
Her talk came over as measured, grounded in the latest research, and avoided the flash of hurt and anger she displayed in New York in September.
Looking around the hall, it was striking how many of the national agreement had not turned up for this morning session at the conference.
A snub by the big fossil fuel economies? Or maybe they were too busy in the negotiations themselves?
In any event, the passion among the millions of young people who’ve taken to the streets to demand action on climate change feels very remote from the diplomatic struggles in these halls .
What happened with Bolsonaro?
Ms Thunberg’s speech comes after the far-right Brazilian Leader lashed out at her after she expressed concern about the killing of indigenous Brazilians in the Amazon.
“Greta said that the Indians died because they were defending the Amazon,” Mr Bolsonaro told reporters.
“It’s impressive that the press is giving space to a brat like that,” he added, using the Portuguese word for brat “pirralha”.
The activist responded by changing her Twitter bio to Pirralha.
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