Robinson speaking at 2019 Michael Sweetman Memorial Lecture held at Iveagh House, St Stephen's Green Image: Conor McCabe Photography Robinson speaking at 2019 Michael Sweetman Memorial Lecture held at Iveagh House, St Stephen's Green Image: Conor McCabe Photography FORMER IRISH PRESIDENT Mary Robinson has said she was moved to tears recently by an impassioned speech of climate change activist Greta Thunberg.
“The climate crisis is worse than we think, and it is getting worse more quickly than scientists had thought would happen. The good news is that we have at last woken up, and it is not too late because of changes that are taking place.” “I shouldn’t be up here. I should be back at school on the other side of the ocean,” said the 16-year-old, who has become the global face of a growing youth movement against climate inaction that mobilised millions in a worldwide strike on Friday.Robinson was speaking at the Michael Sweetman memorial lecture where she paid tribute to the late economist who was “so far ahead of his time”.
Robinson went on to speak about the rise of women and young people in leadership, saying it is heartening to see women leaders stepping forward, school children striking and young people making their voices heard.
I think Greta took everyone by surprise. The speech was a real catharsis. It is a speech that leaves us wondering what to do.
Have you reported this yet? Of course not. You’re not a credible unbiased website.
Thanks Mary “Shill” Robinson. As long as sellouts like you start preaching about climate change, people will actually start to wake up to the tax scam that it is. Greta is a puppet and her fame obsessed family are making millions off her 👌🏼
Wow UN member backs UN position on climate while ignoring a group of 500 scientists led by the environmental professor from MIT. no surprise
Now that it's more cost to keep a car on the road you must be happy mary o wait you never have to pay or live like the rest of us
She should be don't Treason to the Irish people!
Fossil
Someone put her in a home please.
As an ecologist of 30yrs I feel the same, there has never been a moment of hope amidst ignorance and greed. To see Greta and thousands of teenagers be able to peirce through the filth is emotional because hope is a very precious thing. Drinking the tears of Man babies.
Greta needs calming down not agitation especially with her conditions, you people are sick!
MaryRobinson couldn't care less for the Irish citizens or the Irish nation... Couldn't wait to dump the Irish Presidency for the UN 🇺🇳, but that didn't work out for her either. StILL the citizens' fault... Obsessed with the UN is our sellout elites...
Moved to tears of laughter? If these protesters are such rebels why are they supported by bilderberg lackeys?
And as for Mary who jacked her job as president of Ireland for a better gig . Find it very hard to hear anything She has to say after her showing so little respect to the Irish people
Am I the only one who thinks child services need to be call and the Thunberg taken into care . With her parents charged
Refreshing to see support fir Ms Thunberg and her message.ClimateJustice
What’s needed is rational thought and action, not tears
Mary moves me to tears everytime I hear her privileged self entitled lectures to working class people. How many flights has this hypocrite taken this year ?
Are you f... serious?
Who bought her
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