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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 · 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 Thunberg and how...
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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 more...
- Barbara J. King
Jun 10, 2023 · For five years, Greta Thunberg has spent her Fridays in front of the Swedish Parliament in Stockholm instead of in class; after 251 weeks, she is hanging up her cardboard protest sign — as a...
Oct 12, 2021 · Watch Greta Thunberg discuss her documentary "A Year to Change the World" and share her views on the challenges and hopes for combating climate change. She talks about the media, the role of Indigenous peoples, and the need for a cultural shift.
