The 16 year old climate activist Greta Thunberg has delivered a sharp rebuke to world leaders, saying their inaction over global warming was failing future generations and pushing the world towards an era of “mass extinction.” Ms Thunberg said the failure of politicians and lawmakers to tackle climate change meant “people are suffering, people are dying and entire ecosystems are collapsing. We are the beginning of a mass extinction.” “How dare you” rely on the youth to rally support for climate activism and for hope, asked Ms Thunberg in an emotional speech delivered at the opening of the UN’s climate summit...Without urgent action, said Ms Thunberg, future generations will suffer dire consequences. “If you choose to fail us, we will never forgive you.”...

Ten blocks from the UN climate summit, inside an ornate library built by J Pierpont Morgan, startups backed by 13 of the world’s largest oil and gas companies explained how they plan to fix emissions from fossil fuels...Some other green advocates condemn OGCI as a greenwashing exercise. As earlier reported, a group of about 40 protestors waved signs outside a gathering hosted by Mr Dudley on Sunday night. Even as the OGCI makes pledges to reduce the methane and carbon intensity of oil and gas production, some of its member companies belong to trade associations that do not the support the Paris climate agreement...[For more, see: https://www.ft.com/content/b22326f2-db31-11e9-8f9b-77216ebe1f17]