![]() ![]() Now, a year later, Greta is speaking to audiences of world leaders at important meetings like the United Nations Climate Conference and the World Economic Forum. But gradually, more and more students joined her, until her lone protest had sparked a worldwide student movement for action on climate change. ![]() So she went on strike, skipping school every Friday to sit outside of the Swedish Parliament building with a sign that read “School Strike for Climate.” At first, Greta was the only one. What could she do? If the grown-ups weren’t doing enough to save the planet, Greta would have to demand change herself. When she was fifteen years old, Greta Thunberg’s teacher explained to her class that our climate is changing-the earth is getting warmer, the polar ice caps are melting, and life on earth is threatened. I want you to panic…I want you to act as if our house is on fire. Learn the story of TIME PERSON OF THE YEAR Greta Thunberg, the sixteen-year-old climate activist who has sparked a worldwide student movent and is demanding action from world leaders who refuse to address climate change-from acclaimed picture book creator Jeanette Winter. ![]()
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