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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 to mitigate the effects of human-caused climate change. [1] Thunberg's climate activism began when she persuaded her parents to ...
The teenager's father, Svante Thunberg, told the BBC on Monday that his 16-year-old daughter experienced depression for three or four years before going on school environment strikes.
Greta Thunberg, the Swedish environmental activist who challenged world leaders to take action and inspired millions to protest and march over climate change turns 20-years-old today. It was that ...
Svante Fritz Vilhelm Thunberg [1] (born 10 June 1969) [1] is a Swedish actor, author, and father of climate activist Greta Thunberg. With his wife, he wrote a memoir, Scenes from the Heart (2018), later updated as Our House Is on Fire (2020).
Thunberg, 21, became the face of young climate activists as her weekly protests, starting in 2018, in front of the Swedish parliament quickly grew into a global youth movement with large rallies ...
[5] [6] The event stemmed from the Fridays for Future school strike for climate movement, inspired by Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg. [7] [8] The Guardian reported that roughly 6 million people participated in the events, [1] whilst 350.org – a group that organised many of the protests – claim that 7.6 million people participated. [2]
A documentary following Greta Thunberg and her journey from Swedish schoolgirl to global climate activist accurately portrays her as a "shy nerd", the teenager said as the film premiered at the ...
The book details elder daughter Greta's background and family life before she started her school strike climate campaign, as well as her diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome. It also addresses Greta's younger sister Beata's attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and the family's struggle to deal with their daughters' diagnoses. [ 4 ]