These Greta Thunberg quotes will inspire you do to what you can for a better world.
Greta Thunberg is a climate activist from Sweden who became the youngest person ever to become Time’s Person of the year for 2019 – just shy of her 17th birthday.
What changes are you making to help the environment? Extremely passionate about the environment, Greta started the “School Strike for Climate” protests in 2018. Originally protesting alone, Greta then inspired millions to protest with her. She gained awareness through social media and has since traveled the world (in a zero-emissions yacht) to speak out about climate change.
Greta has performed a TED talk, addressed delegates at the UN climate talks in Poland, made speeches at the UK houses of Parliament, spoke before the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Select Committee in Washington D.C., and has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
These Greta Thunberg quotes share her passion for the environment and urge the world to do their part to save our planet.
Also check out our collection of Earth Day quotes for more inspiration.
Greta Thunberg quotes about climate change 1. “At first when I heard about climate change, I was a climate denier. I didn’t think it was happening. Because if there really was an existential crisis like that, that would threaten our civilization, we wouldn’t be focusing on anything else.” – Greta Thunberg
Everyday Application: I know Greta is speaking about climate specifically, but how often do we do this. We ignore the crises and problems we need to address the most because it involves making substantial changes. Change makes us uncomfortable so most people just go along as they have been.
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