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00:00 Almost five years after the first World Youth Climate Day, activist Greta Thunberg is once
00:05 again back on the doorsteps of the Swedish Parliament.
00:08 Blocking the entrance, she says protesting is the only way to be heard.
00:13 We are way too many young people who have had to grow up in the climate movement, who
00:17 have had to grow up way too quickly to take the responsibility to try to clean up after
00:22 the older generations.
00:23 And it should not have to be that way.
00:25 That is a big betrayal that young people have had to step up when there are so few who are
00:30 doing that.
00:31 The action comes on the day the European Environment Agency issues a stark warning.
00:36 If the continent does not do more, it will face catastrophic consequences.
00:41 In a new report, the agency lists 36 risks for Europe, 21 of which demand immediate action
00:47 and eight of which are urgent.
00:49 A red flag for the world's fastest warming continent, heating up twice as fast as other
00:54 regions since the 1980s.
00:57 One key risk for Europe is definitely increasing heat waves, which are damaging or threatening
01:06 our health.
01:07 It can be damaging to ecosystems.
01:10 Often in Europe they are combined with droughts.
01:14 And this is a dangerous combination also for infrastructure, for water supply.
01:20 Most at risk are areas in southern Europe and low-altitude coastal regions, but not
01:25 only.
01:26 While also acknowledging the considerable progress made so far, the agency warned the
01:30 latest assessment should be the final wake-up call.
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