When launching “Friday for the future“, Thunberg and other concerned young people across Europe have continued to pressure leaders and lawmakers to act on climate change through their regular strikes. Thunberg He has also traveled the world, meeting with world leaders and speaking at assemblies to demand climate solutions and a new commitment to the Paris Agreement. Recently diagnosed with Asperger’s, the activist has publicly shared her views on her disorder, referring to her as her “superpower.” In 2019, she was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
He was only eight years old when he learned of the climate crisis. Since then, she has made efforts to reduce her carbon footprint by not flying and going vegan, and has influenced her family to do the same. He began his climate activism at the age of 15.
As the face of the climate youth movement, Thunberg she has been invited to speak at numerous rallies, including those in Stockholm, London and Brussels. In December 2018, his speech at the United Nations COP24 in Katowice, Poland, went viral.
“You’re not mature enough to tell it like it is“he said at the summit, addressing the Secretary General.”Even that burden that you leave us children. But I don’t mind being popular. I care about climate justice and the living planet“.
Known for her forceful speaking style, Thunberg He barely spoke to committees and instead pushed for the latest UN report. “I don’t want you to listen to me“, He said. “I want you to listen to the scientists“.
Two days later, on September 20, Thunberg walked with millions of protesters in New York City to demand climate action in the New York City global climate strike. The demonstration became the largest climate protest in history with a total of 4 million people marching around the world. The next day, he spoke at the UN Youth Climate Summit.
Although the world’s eyes were already on the teenage activist, her September 21, 2019 speech at the United Nations Climate Action Summit made headlines. Speaking to leaders, legislators and the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, Thunberg he criticized them with one of his most outraged speeches.
“You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words. And yet I am one of the lucky ones. People are suffering. People are dying. Entire ecosystems are collapsing“, He said. “We are in the beginning of a mass extinction, and the only thing you can talk about is money and fairy tales of eternal economic growth. How dare you?“Then he added:”For more than 30 years, science has been crystal clear. How dare you keep looking away and come here saying that you are doing enough, when the politics and necessary solutions are not yet in sight … they are failing us. But young people are beginning to understand your betrayal. The eyes of all future generations are on you. And if you choose to fail us, I tell you: we will never forgive you“.
Days after, Thunberg joined 15 other young climate activists in filing an official complaint that five countries (Argentina, France, Germany, Brazil, and Turkey) had not fulfilled their Paris Agreement commitments and thus violated the UN Convention treaty. the United Nations on the Rights of the Child.
In response, Thunberg changed his Twitter bio temporarily, using Trump’s language against him. His profile said: “A very happy young woman who looks forward to a bright and wonderful future“.
After a year out of school to campaign for climate action, Thunberg plans to travel to Mexico, Canada and South America to meet with environmental activists and see first-hand the regions most affected by climate change. In December 2019, he attended the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP25) in Madrid.