At 20 years old, climate activist Greta Thunberg has long been an icon. An icon with braided pigtails and a simple sign, who, as a 15-year-old, held up a mirror to the adult world with her initially solitary ‘school strikes for the climate’ in front of the Swedish parliament. “No one is too small to make a difference,” she declared, inspiring millions of climate protests.
When Thunberg first learned about global warming at the age of eight, her worries ended in depression, she says. But instead of giving up, the young Swede starts to fight. The climate movement “Fridays for Future” emerged from her solo protest.
Thunberg shakes up the world
The teen is creating what many climate researchers have failed before: Thunberg is shaking up the world. She is no longer a child, but an astute and uncompromising young woman.
Asperger’s Autism
The activist describes the fact that she has Asperger’s, a form of autism, as an advantage: For her there is only black and white, she knows no gray areas. What she does, she does very well. Saving a small part of the world is just not possible. Thunberg lives vegan, refrains from new clothes and air travel. Her compatriot Abba star Björn Ulvaeus once called her “a defiant and deeply thoughtful Pippi Longstocking”.
hate on the internet
Thunberg not only admires her consistent words and actions, but also a lot of hate, not least on the Internet. Thunberg is more concerned about politicians’ reaction to their activism. She tells a Danish journalist that the refusal to portray the climate crisis has often frightened off those in power.
“The World Has a Fever”
For several years now, the Swede has been trying to shift the focus from her person to the cause she is fighting for. After the big hype in 2019, things are quieter around her.
In October 2022, Thunberg, with the support of leading experts from around the world, will publish a 500-page “Climate Book” – a kind of reference book on the climate crisis. “The world has a fever,” Thunberg writes in it.
Skirmishes with influencer Andrew Tate
Nothing is known about how the 20-year-old celebrates her birthday. However, she has not completely withdrawn from the public eye. In late December, she attracted attention with a Twitter skirmish with influencer Andrew Tate.
Tate had boasted about his cars, writing to Thunberg, “Please give me your email address so I can send you a full list of my car collection and its massive emissions.”
The Swede countered, “Yes, please inform me, write me at kleinpenisenergie@hastdunichtsbessereszutun.com.” Her tweet got 3.9 million likes.
Source: Krone
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