Greta Thunberg was a name that filled the newspaper columns last year. Along with a lot of other things, the young climate activist from Sweden is famous for her UN speech.
Greta first became famous when she was 15. Instead of attending school, she protested outside the Swedish parliament holding a placard that said ‘school strike for climate change’ for taking stronger actions against climate change.
Other students soon joined her movement and organized a school strike named ‘Fridays for Future’. This event went international after she participated in the 2018 UN Climate Change Conference.
Greta suddenly rose to world fame when she was featured by Time magazine. Time named her ‘next generation leader’. In 2019, she addressed the UN Climate Action Summit. Greta Thunberg was also nominated for the Noble peace Prize last year.
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