Svante Thunberg
Search results
Jan 13, 2022 · 1. “Build back better. Blah, blah, blah. Green economy. Blah blah blah. Net zero by 2050. Blah, blah, blah. This is all we hear from our so-called leaders. Words that sound great but so far have not led to action. Our hopes and ambitions drown in their empty promises.” 2. “But they’ve now had 30 years of blah, blah, blah and where has that led us?
- Olivia Lai
- "The eyes of all future generations are upon you. And if you choose to fail us, I say - we will never forgive you." - UN Climate Summit, New York, 23 September 2019.
- "We showed that we are united and that we, young people, are unstoppable." - UN Youth Climate Summit, New York City, 21 September 2019. Whilst in New York, Greta also addressed the first ever United Nations Youth Climate Summit.
- "We are striking because we have done our homework, and they have not." - Climate protest in Hamburg, Germany, 1 March 2019. Earlier this year, Greta joined thousands of students in a Fridays for Future demonstration in Germany.
- "Since our leaders are behaving like children, we will have to take the responsibility they should have taken long ago." - COP24, Poland, 4 December 2018.
- On impact: "I have learned you are never too small to make a difference."
- On intention: "The moment we decide to fulfill something, we can do anything."
- On harassment: "When haters go after your looks and differences, it means they have nowhere left to go. And then you know you're winning! "
- On change: "Right here, right now is where we draw the line. The world is waking up. And change is coming whether you like it or not. "
- “I have learned you are never too small to make a difference.” In her speech at the UN COP24 Climate Talks in 2018, Greta gave a few home truths about leaders only speaking of “green eternal economic growth” to remain popular and that they’re not “mature enough”.
- “When haters go after your looks and differences, it means they have nowhere left to go. And then you know you’re winning!” One for everyone to remember.
- “Right here, right now is where we draw the line. The world is waking up. And change is coming whether you like it or not.” Arguably her most stinging speech yet at the United Nations General Assembly last September, Greta told world leaders that the future generations won't let them get away with the little action against climate change.
- “Together and united, we are unstoppable.” This was the largest climate strike in history with around 250,000 people coming out to chant for Greta at the Global Climate Strike in New York and more around the world.
- She hopes everyone can sail across the ocean someday. While most trips from Europe to the US take several hours, Thunberg took the long route by traveling nearly 14 days by boat across the Atlantic Ocean.
- Being on the boat was a nice way for her to disconnect. “I enjoyed very much to be disconnected from everything,” she said.
- Her first impression of New York? “You use a lot of air conditioning,” she said.
- She gets her speeches fact-checked by climate scientists. “When you have so many people listening to what you’re saying and especially when you write speeches that will be heard by a lot of people, you need to have solid ground, you can’t make assumptions, you need to have facts on everything and sources on everything,” she said.
Oct 24, 2020 · We’ve collected some of the best Greta Thunberg quotes to show just how she manages this. 1. Everything Needs to Change. In October 2018 Greta Thunberg gave a rousing speech at a climate demonstration in Helsinki. According to the organizers it was Finland’s biggest to date: The young climate activist was the highlight of the event.
Sep 16, 2019 · In honor of Teen Vogue’s new special issue with Greta on the cover, here’s a roundup of seven of our favorite quotes from her work. 1. Speaking Truth to Power
