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Greta Tintin Eleonora Ernman Thunberg ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɡrêːta ˈtʉ̂ːnbærj] ⓘ; born 3 January 2003) is a Swedish environmental activist known for challenging world leaders to take immediate action for climate change mitigation.
May 11, 2024 · Greta Thunberg, Swedish environmental activist who worked to address the problem of climate change, founding (2018) a movement known as Fridays for Future (also called School Strike for Climate). She was internationally prominent, and her influence was known as ‘the Greta effect.’
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May 9, 2024 · Climate Activist, Greta Thunberg has been fined for disobeying police orders to move after blocking an entrance to Swedish parliament in March during a climate protest.
Jun 6, 2019 · Greta Thunberg: How one teenager became the voice of the planet. When adults wouldn't listen, Greta Thunberg started to strike. Now millions of school children around the world follow her....
- Amelia Tait
Feb 9, 2023 · Climate activist Greta Thunberg who, at age 15, led school strikes every Friday in her home country of Sweden — a practice that caught on globally — has now, at 20, managed to bring together...
- Barbara J. King
Dec 27, 2021 · Student and climate activist Greta Thunberg, 18, burst improbably onto the world stage in late 2018 when what began as a one-person school strike outside the Swedish parliament ended up...
May 9, 2024 · Greta Thunberg is one of the world's best-known climate change campaigners. She has been credited with raising public awareness, especially amongst young people. Who is Greta...