Young climate activist fears words not action at Davos


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  • Friday, 24 Jan 2020

Swedish climate change activist Isabelle Axelsson attends a session at the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2020. Picture taken January 21, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Isabelle Axelsson is one of the youngest delegates at Davos, where the 19-year-old, dressed in Doc Martin boots and dungarees, and her fellow climate activists are calling on the world leaders to do more to tackle climate change.

"People are taking us more seriously than they were before," Axelsson told Reuters this week in the flat she is sharing with fellow campaigners from Switzerland and Germany, adding: "I think it's a lot of talk and not enough action."

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