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Greta Thumberg born
Greta Thunberg was born on January 3, 2003, in Stockholm, Sweden she’s the daughter of the opera singer Malena Ernman (Eurovision 2009) and the actor Svante Thunberg. -
Greta discovered climate change and its consequences
In 2011 8-year-old Greta Thunberg heard about climate change for the first time, the fact that no one did anything circumstantial about it shocked her -
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She fell into depression
In 2014, at the age of 11, he fell into depression because no one around him was helping the environment. She lost 11 kilos and was eventually diagnosed with Asperger syndrome, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and selective mutism. -
Fridays for future
In 2018, Greta Thumberg called a school strike for the climate in front of the Swedish parliament, this strike made her famous worldwide and gained notoriety.
One of the main objectives of the strike was to get sweden to ratify the paris agreement,
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Instagram account
In 2018, at the age of 15 (almost 16), she opened an Instagram account seeing that social networks were an increasingly important speaker in which she could spread her activism -
Greta wrote her first book
In 2018 Greta wrote her first book: Our house is on fire, in this book she urged to act proportionally to whether our house (In Pamplona New York or wherever) was truly on fire, as is happening or is going to happen in a few few years if we do nothing, in his own words -
Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize
In 2019 Greta Thunberg was a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize for her incredible work to eradicate and raise awareness about climate change.
Although she did not win the award (it was won by the world food program), the mere fact of being nominated is an honor for her.
In 2020 she won one more nomination -
No One Is Too Small To Make A Difference
In 2019 she wrote her second book: no one is to small to make a difference.
Eleven inspiring speeches and outstanding quotes were collected in this book -
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Sea travel
In August 2019, Thunberg sailed across the Atlantic Ocean from Plymouth, England, to New York. On the 60-foot Malizia II racing yacht, equipped with solar panels and underwater turbines.
The trip was treated as a further demonstration of Greta's environmental beliefs
Greta was going to the USA because she had been given the honor of speaking in the US House of Representatives on climate change. -
Greta offered a discurse in French Parlament
On July 23, 2019, she gave a speech to the French national assembly, her speech polarized the opinion of politicians, while some called her alarmist, others praised her for her awareness-raising work -
UN climate change conference
On September 23, 2019 Greta gave a strong speech at the UN headquarters since she expressed her disagreement with skeptical world leaders on climate change such as Bolsonaro or Trump
He would star in a photo in which Trump passes in front of him in the same building but he is not going to attend the forum and he cannot contain a face of contempt -
COP25 Madrid
On December 3, 2019, Greta Thunberg participated in COP25 in Madrid, after she moved due to protests in Chile (country that was going to host COP25)
After going by eco-friendly boat with solar panels across the Atlantic, he faced many difficulties to reach Europe although he finally arrived on time. -
BBC Today program
On December 30, 2019, Thunberg was a guest editor of BBC Radio's flagship current affairs program, Today Program. Thunberg's edition of the show featured interviews with climate activists and important people, the BBC published a podcast containing these interviews and other highlights. It was an informative debate / program on the effects of climate change in which Greta was the winner -
I am Greta
In 2020 the Venice Film Festival hosted the global launch of his biographical documentary in which key scenes from his life and his commitment to climate were reviewed -
Meeting with Angela Merkel
On August 20, 2020, Greta and other climate activists met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to whom they expressed concern because they believed that the measures that had been taken were not very ambitious and should be carried out in less time.
