Read the excerpt from Greta Thunberg’s speech at the United Nations Climate Action Summit. The popular idea of cutting our emissions in half in 10 years only gives us a 50% chance of staying below 1.5 degrees [Celsius], and the risk of setting off irreversible chain reactions beyond human control.No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference by Copyright © Greta Thunberg 2018-2019. Published by Penguin Books 2019. Reprinted by permission of Penguin Books Limited."Unpopular (UN Climate Change Conference, Katowice, Poland, 12/15/18)" from NO ONE IS TOO SMALL TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE by GretaThunberg, copyright © 2018, 2019 by Greta Thunberg. Used by permission of Penguin Books, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. Allrights reserved.
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The speaker uses the phrase “in 10 years” to show that too much time has been spent ignoring climate change.B
The speaker refers to outside sources to support the argument that there is nothing we can do about climate change.C
The speaker uses the phrase “50% chance” to support the argument that the risk of further climate change is high.D
The speaker refers to her own research to show that she understands more about climate change than most experts.