We need to focus every inch of our being on climate change,… - Greta Thunberg

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We need to focus every inch of our being on climate change, because if we fail to do so than all our achievements and progress have been for nothing and all that will remain of our political leaders’ legacy will be the greatest failure of human history. And they will be remembered as the greatest villains of all time, because they have chosen not to listen and not to act.

Greta Thunberg

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Greta Thunberg (born 3 January 2003) is a Swedish climate activist. In August 2018, she initiated the movement and in early-December the same year she spoke at the United Nations Climate Change conference to denounce world leaders for their inaction.

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Native Name: Greta Tintin Eleonora Ernman Thunberg

Alternative Names: Greta Ernman Thunberg

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