12-year-old Indian climate activist storms UN meet shouting ‘End fossil fuels’
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New Delhi: The United Nations Climate Conference 2023 (COP28) in Dubai on Tuesday saw a 12-year-old climate activist from Manipur storming on the stage, calling for ending ‘fossil fuels’.
Licypriya Kangujam held up a sign that read ‘End fossil fuels. Save our planet and our future’, highlighting the importance of finding sustainable energy sources.
Before being escorted away, Licypriya Kangujam delivered a short speech protesting against the use of fossil fuels receiving a round of applause from the audience.
COP28 Director-General Ambassador Majid Al Suwaidi, who expressed admiration for the girl’s enthusiasm, asked the audience to give her another round of applause.
Taking to social media platform X, he wrote: ‘They detained me for over 30 minutes after this protest. My only crime- Asking to Phase Out Fossil Fuels, the top cause of climate crisis today. Now they kicked me out of COP28.’
‘What is the reason to cease my badge for protesting against the fossil fuels? If you're really standing against the fossil fuels, then you must support me and you must immediately release my badges. This is gross violation and abuse of Child Rights in the UN premises which is against the UN principle. I have the rights to raise my voice at UN, her another post said.
As many as 60,000 delegates from 190 countries are taking part the climate meet in Dubai.
The 12-year-old is a Special Envoy of Timor Leste, according to reports.
