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Greta Thunberg slams COP31 summit: giving host countries a chance to whitewash themselves is hypocrisy

Original in Turkish: COP31 Zirvesi'nde Greta Thunberg'den sert çıkış: 'Ev sahibi ülkelere kendilerini aklama fırsatı verilmesi ikiyüzlülük'

Told by 1 newspaper in one country, at 10:00 on 11 November 2026.

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In short

Greta Thunberg criticised UN climate summits as "greenwashed circuses," according to The Daily Star.1 At the COP31 summit, Thunberg said giving host countries a chance to absolve themselves is hypocritical, per Cumhuriyet.2 Philstar reports that Thunberg has joined opposition to Pax Silica ahead of the Philippines' signing.3

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Compare the papers

What newspapers from several countries agree on, where the accounts differ and who is involved, so each reader can draw their own conclusions.

Common ground

Greta Thunberg criticised the UN climate COPs, saying they give host countries a chance to whitewash themselves.1 22 newspapers from 2 countries

Where accounts differ

The Daily Star (Bangladesh) describes the COPs as «greenwashed circuses», a phrase not found in the Cumhuriyet (Turkey) headline.2
The Philstar (Philippines) reports that Thunberg opposes the Pax Silica ahead of the Philippines' signing, a topic not mentioned in the Cumhuriyet or Daily Star headlines.3

Who is involved

Greta Thunberg, Swedish activist, is the party whose position all three headlines record: she criticises the COPs and opposes the Pax Silica.1 2 3

Background

2018Greta Thunberg became known in 2018, at age 15, after starting a solo school strike outside the Swedish parliament, which inspired the Fridays for Future movement.W
2019In 2019, Thunberg crossed the Atlantic by boat, refusing to fly, to attend climate conferences in New York and Chile.W

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Cumhuriyet · Türkiye · 10:11COP31 Zirvesi'nde Greta Thunberg'den sert çıkış: 'Ev sahibi ülkelere kendilerini aklama fırsatı verilmesi ikiyüzlülük'Read at the newspaper ↗