DP1- Who is Greta Thunberg? by Dipti Raswant

202107014 — 2025-09-11 02:55:36 UTC

Born in Stockholm, Sweden, 2003
Has asperger’s syndrome
Age 11, stopped speaking due to disappointment regarding climate change
August 2018, age 15, held a large sign that read ‘SCHOOL STRIKE FOR CLIMATE’ whilst sitting outside the Swedish parliament
- ‘Fridays for Future’
Gives rousing speeches to politicians, EU parliament, UK parliament, protestors, more.
Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize.
2019, travelled on a wind and solar-powered boat from UK to USA in 15 days.
Vegan.
Refuses to travel by aeroplane.
Has also spoken out against the russian invasion of Ukraine and the war between Israel and Palestine

192006022 — 2025-09-11 02:58:12 UTC

Greta Thunberg is a Swedish climate activist, who, most notably, at the age of 16, spoke at the European Parliament in April 2019. Greta Thunberg is best known for her passion to protest against insufficient and corrupt approaches to climate change, in the form of speeches and organised protests which cause social influence to both governments and civilians alike. Since being informed of climate change at the age of 8, Greta has garnered international attention to climate change. At the age of 15, Greta Thunberg campaigned for “Skolstrejk för Klimatet” (School Strike for Climate), which was her first sensational hit as an activist. Moving forward, Greta has presented speeches in many settings, to governments, as a public speaker, and using mainstream media as a tool to advocate for her selfless cause.

202107025 — 2025-09-11 02:58:23 UTC

Greta Thunberg is a climate activist. She began at the age of 11 after learning about the effects of climate change. Due to her Asperger syndrome, it became an obsession, which led her to temporarily stop speaking. In August 2018, Greta made a sign stating ‘SCHOOL STRIKE FOR CLIMATE’ and peacefully sat outside the Swedish Parliament, in hopes of addressing the politicians and acting on stopping global warming. Her acts began to receive media coverage, and in August 2019, she travelled across the world on a ship to the USA. There, she discussed climate issues at the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York and advocated for them to American politicians.

192006010 — 2025-09-11 02:59:35 UTC

Greta Thunberg is a Swedish climate activist who gained international recognition since the age of 11 by starting the "No School for Climate" movement across the world. Since then, she's been invited by associations such as the EU, UN, and more to deliver speeches that powerfully raises awareness about climate change and reinforces the need for immediate action. In 2019, she got nominated for Nobel Peace Peace and travelled on a green energy powered boat for 15 days to demonstrate the effectiveness of renewable energy. As she's grown out of her teenage years, she used her voice to advocated for the Russo-Ukranian War and the Israel-Hamas War, where she illustrates her concern over the extreme use of fossil fuel and humanitarian crisis it creates.

192006016 — 2025-09-11 03:00:58 UTC

Greta Thumberg is a Swedish climate activist known for her speeches and protests to combat for climate change. She began the school strike for climate outside the Swedish parliament in 2018, and her actions sparked global youth movement. She is nominated for nobel peace prize in 2019 and is known for her speech at United Nations in 2019. She has asperger syndrome, however she didn't let this condition affect her speech and continued to sparrk global influence.

181905003 — 2025-09-11 03:01:30 UTC

Greta Thunberg is a Swedish climate activist known for founding the Fridays for Future school strike movement in 2018, which grew into a global campaign calling for immediate climate action. She has become a prominent voice for climate justice, inspiring millions of young people to participate in climate action and raising global awareness of the climate crisis. Her activism includes speeches at international forums.

What she has done:

Activism:

Thunberg started her climate activism at age 15 by protesting outside the Swedish Parliament with a sign that read "SCHOOL STRIKE FOR CLIMATE".

Fridays for Future:

This school strike movement, which she initiated in August 2018, has grown into a worldwide movement.

202107018 — 2025-09-11 03:01:33 UTC

Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg is well-known for her work addressing climate change. When she started skipping school to demonstrate outside the Swedish Parliament in 2018 at the age of 15, calling for more aggressive action on climate challenges, she attracted international notice. Millions of students throughout the world were motivated to participate in climate strikes by this effort, which ignited the global "Fridays for Future" campaign. Her statements at important international gatherings, such as the UN, have emphasised how urgent it is to confront climate change and the necessity of taking swift action. Her activism has earned her many honours, including several Nobel Peace Prize nominations. Greta has emerged as a key figure in the struggle for a sustainable future as a result of her commitment and activism.