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  1. Greta Thunberg

    Greta Tintin Eleonora Ernman Thunberg [21] [22] was born on 3 January 2003, in Stockholm, Sweden, [23] [24] to opera singer Malena Ernman and actor Svante Thunberg. [25] [26] Her paternal grandfather was actor and director Olof Thunberg.[27] [28] [29] As explained by The Week, "with a thespian father" and singer mother, "it is perhaps unsurprising that [Thunberg] has a slightly unusual name....

  2. Greta Thunberg

    Greta Thunberg (born January 3, 2003, Stockholm, Sweden) is a 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).. Thunberg's mother was an opera singer, and her father was an actor. Greta was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome, which is now considered an autism ...

  3. Greta Thunberg

    Greta Thunberg is a Swedish climate youth activist who has received worldwide recognition for her efforts to fight climate change. By Biography.com Editors Updated: Mar 10, 2021 10:57 AM EST

  4. Greta Thunberg: Who is the climate activist and what has she ...

    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 Ms Thunberg was born in the Swedish ...

  5. Greta Thunberg

    Greta Thunberg. Greta Thunberg, in full Greta Tintin Eleonora Ernman Thunberg, (born January 3, 2003, Stockholm, Sweden), 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). Thunberg's mother was an opera singer, and ...

  6. Greta Thunberg

    Activist. Greta Tintin Eleonora Ernman Thunberg, (born January 3, 2003, Stockholm, Sweden), 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). Thunberg's mother was an opera singer, and her father was an actor.

  7. Greta Thunberg

    Greta Thunberg was born on 3 January 2003. [6] She is the oldest daughter of Malena Ernman, an opera singer and actor Svante Thunberg. [7] Her grandfather is actor and director Olof Thunberg. [8]At a TEDx speech in November 2018, Thunberg stated that she first heard about climate change at the age of eight, but could not understand why so little was being done about it. [9]

  8. Greta Thunberg: The Swedish teen inspiring climate strikes

    Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg spoke to the BBC in September about her climate strike outside the Swedish parliament.

  9. Greta Thunberg Is Now 17. Here's How She Started a Climate Movement

    Greta Thunberg, a teenage activist from Sweden who has become the face of the youth climate movement, turns 17 today. In the summer of 2018, Thunberg started sitting outside the Swedish parliament ...

  10. Greta Thunberg

    Greta Thunberg is a Swedish activist who works to address the problem of climate change. She is the founder of a movement known as Fridays for Future. It is also known as School Strike for Climate. Thunberg began the movement in August 2018 when she missed school to sit outside the Swedish parliament with a sign that read (in Swedish) "School ...

  11. Becoming Greta: 'Invisible Girl' to Global Climate Activist, With Bumps

    Small, shy, survivor of crippling depression, Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish girl skipping school to shame the world into addressing climate change, drew a parade of fans one Friday in ...

  12. 16‑year‑old climate activist Greta Thunberg named Time's ...

    On December 11, 2019, 16‑year‑old Greta Thunberg is named Time magazine's Person of the Year. The Swedish climate activist became the first Person of the Year to be born in the 21st century ...

  13. Read climate activist Greta Thunberg's speech to the UN

    World Sep 23, 2019 12:45 PM EDT. Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg chastised world leaders Monday for failing younger generations by not taking sufficient steps to stop climate change ...

  14. PDF My name is Greta Thunberg. I am 16 years old. I come from from Sweden and

    My name is Greta Thunberg. I am 16 years old. I come from from Sweden and I want you to panic. I want you to act as if your house was on fire. I have said those words before And a lot of people has explained why that is a bad idea. A great number of politicians have told me that panic never leads to anything good. And I agree.

  15. Greta Thunberg explained

    Greta Thunberg is known worldwide for being a teen climate change activist. While she is no longer a teenager, her activism continues as she fights to end our reliance on fossil fuels and mitigate ...

  16. TIME for Kids

    In August 2018, Greta Thunberg skipped school. She sat outside one of Sweden's main government buildings with a sign. It read "School Strike × strike ANDREA CHU—GETTY IMAGES a period of time when a person or group stops doing an activity in order to protest something (noun) School was cancelled when the teachers went on strike. for Climate," in Swedish.

  17. Who Is Greta Thunberg?

    Thunberg recently teamed up with British writer, activist, and fellow vegan George Monbiot to create a short film about the climate crisis. "This is not a drill," the 16-year-old opens the film by saying. "My name is Greta Thunberg. We are living in the beginning of a mass extinction.". In the video, Thunberg speaks about the importance ...

  18. The Story of 16 Year Old Climate Activist Greta Thunberg

    It was the biggest single day of climate action that has been seen in history [1]. What started with a single girl sitting outside of the Swedish parliament with a hand-made wooden sign, has become an international movement. And she has become a household name. Greta's charm lies in how relatable her story is.