Greta Thunberg Warns at COP31 Climate Summit
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A big climate meeting is happening now. It is called COP31. The meeting is in Turkey. Leaders from more than 90 countries are coming.
Greta Thunberg is a famous climate activist. She gave a strong warning. She said, "Everything and everyone we love is at stake." This means the world is in big danger.
Turkey is the host country. This means the meeting happens there. But Turkey is also happy about new oilfields. Oilfields are places where people find oil under the ground.
Oil is a fossil fuel. Fossil fuels make the Earth warmer. This warming is called climate change. Many people think countries should use less oil.
Other important people are also at the meeting. Patricia Espinosa used to lead UN climate work. Simon Stiell has her old job now. John Kerry also came to speak. He used to be a top US official.
These leaders talk about how to stop climate change. They want to protect the planet. Greta Thunberg wants fast action. She says time is running out.
Vocabulary15 words
- COP31
- a big yearly meeting about climate change
- activist
- a person who works hard for change
- host
- the country where a meeting happens
- oilfields
- places where oil is found underground
- fossil fuel
- oil, gas, or coal used for energy
- climate change
- the Earth getting warmer over time
- summit
- a big meeting of important leaders
- warn
- to tell people about danger
- at stake
- in danger of being lost
- official
- a person with an important government job
- planet
- a big world, like Earth
- protect
- to keep something safe
- leader
- a person who guides a country
- warming
- getting hotter
- danger
- a bad thing that might happen
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1. A climate meeting 2. Greta Thunberg 3. True
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A big climate meeting is happening now. It is called _____. The meeting is in Turkey.
Leaders from more than _____ countries are coming.
Greta Thunberg is a famous climate _____.
She said, "Everything and everyone we love is at _____."
Turkey is the _____ country. This means the meeting happens there.
Turkey is also happy about new _____.
Oil is a _____. Fossil fuels make the Earth warmer.
This warming is called _____.
John Kerry used to be a top US _____.
Greta Thunberg wants fast _____. She says time is running out.
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