Greta Thunberg to testify in Congress on Earth Day

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

Teenage Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg will testify before Congress at an Earth Day hearing on Thursday, the same day that President Joe Biden will convene world leaders for a virtual conference on climate change.

Thunberg, Time's person of the year in 2019 for her work on climate change, will appear before a House Oversight Committee panel for a hearing entitled "The Role of Fossil Fuel Subsidies in Preventing Action on the Climate Crisis.”

Key context: The testimony will occur as Biden hosts a climate change summit with 40 world leaders. The White House has struggled so far to prod world leaders to bring new commitments to that event.

Democrats pushing to pass Biden's $2 trillion-plus infrastructure and climate plan should not expect the climate campaigner to give them an easy time. At a 2019 Senate event, she urged lawmakers "save your praise" and told them "I know you’re trying, but just not hard enough. Sorry."

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/16/greta-thunberg-congress-testimony-482410

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[Lovie777]

1. Insane republicans asking questions? . . .

I know she is strong.