Chapter . Greta Thunberg, 2019 U.N. Climate Action Summit

1.1 Greta Thunberg, 2019 U.N. Climate Action Summit

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In August 2018, Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg started a school strike to demand action on climate change. In the years since, she has spoken passionately and publicly on behalf of climate action and inspired massive demonstrations around the world. The following year, Thunberg sailed across the Atlantic to participate in the United Nations Climate Action Summit, refusing to fly because of the carbon emissions. In her speech before the U.N., Thunberg spoke with startling bluntness and made headlines. She was named TIME’s 2019 Person of the Year.

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After watching Thunberg’s speech at the U.N. Climate Action Summit, consider the question(s) below. Then “submit” your response.

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