Greta Thunberg nægter at modtage miljøpris: ”Klimaet har ikke brug for flere priser”

Den svenske klimaaktivist Greta Thunberg har i dag modtaget Nordisk Råds Miljøpris for 2019. Men hun nægter at modtage den.

Prisen blev ellers tildelt til klimaaktivisten for hendes klimakamp, der inspireret millioner - særligt unge - til at strejke, demonstrere og bedrive anden aktivisme i klimaets navn.

"Greta har som ingen anden præsteret på kort tid at øge bevidstheden om klima- og miljøspørgsmål i de nordiske lande og i resten af verden," skriver juryen bag prisuddelingen i en pressemeddelelse fra Nordisk Råd.

 "Hun har stædigt og overbevisende opfordret verden til at lytte til forskningen og handle ud fra fakta. Hendes påvirkning er blevet så omfattende, at der nu tales om en global "Greta Thunberg-effekt," står der videre i pressemeddelelsen.

Da Greta Thunberg selv er i Californien i USA i øjeblikket, sendte hun to repræsentanter fra sin bevægelse, som udtalte sig på hendes vegne til prisceremonien i Koncerthuset Stockholm i dag.

I et opslag på sin Instagram-profil forklarer Thunberg yderligere om sin beslutning om at afvise prisen, med hvilken der følger en præmie på 350.000 kroner.

"Jeg har besluttet at afvise prisen. Her er hvorfor: Jeg rejser i øjeblikket gennem Californien og er derfor ikke i stand til at være til stede i dag. Jeg vil gerne takke Nordisk Råd for denne pris. Det er en stor ære. Men klimabevægelsen har ikke brug for flere priser. Hvad vi har brug for, er, at vores politikere og andre folk i magtpositioner begynder at lytte til videnskaben."

Se Greta Thunbergs opslag i sin fulde længde herunder.

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I have received the Nordic Council’s environmental award 2019. I have decided to decline this prize. Here’s why: “I am currently traveling through California and therefore not able to be present with you today. I want to thank the Nordic Council for this award. It is a huge honour. But the climate movement does not need any more awards. What we need is for our politicians and the people in power start to listen to the current, best available science. The Nordic countries have a great reputation around the world when it comes to climate and environmental issues. There is no lack of bragging about this. There is no lack of beautiful words. But when it comes to our actual emissions and our ecological footprints per capita - if we include our consumption, our imports as well as aviation and shipping - then it’s a whole other story. In Sweden we live as if we had about 4 planets according to WWF and Global Footprint Network. And roughly the same goes for the entire Nordic region. In Norway for instance, the government recently gave a record number of permits to look for new oil and gas. The newly opened oil and natural gas-field, ”Johan Sverdrup” is expected to produce oil and natural gas for 50 years; oil and gas that would generate global CO2 emissions of 1,3 tonnes. The gap between what the science says is needed to limit the increase of global temperature rise to below 1,5 or even 2 degrees - and politics that run the Nordic countries is gigantic. And there are still no signs whatsoever of the changes required. The Paris Agreement, which all of the Nordic countries have signed, is based on the aspect of equity, which means that richer countries must lead the way. We belong to the countries that have the possibility to do the most. And yet our countries still basically do nothing. So until you start to act in accordance with what the science says is needed to limit the global temperature rise below 1,5 degrees or even 2 degrees celsius, I - and Fridays For Future in Sweden - choose not to accept the Nordic Councils environmental award nor the prize money of 500 000 Swedish kronor. Best wishes Greta Thunberg”

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