16-Year-Old Activist Demands EU Parliament Act On Climate Change As Quickly As Notre-Dame

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Choking back tears, this week Swedish teenage activist Greta Thunberg delivered a rousing speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, ahead of upcoming elections in May.

“Yesterday, the whole world witnessed with sadness and despair the fire at Notre-Dame de Paris, but Notre-Dame will be rebuilt,” said Thunberg in her speech. “If our house was falling apart our leaders wouldn’t go on like we do today... Well, our house is falling apart and yet nothing is happening. We’ll have to switch to cathedral mode. I ask you to wake up and do what is necessary.

:"If we could all actually watch in horror at our planet being destroyed in the same way we watched in horror as Notre Dame was being destroyed, we might do more to stop it. #ExtinctionRebelion." Activist Greta Thunberg has rapidly risen to be one of the foremost voices in the climate movement, after inspiring a worldwide movement of children against global warming with her weekly school strike.Thunberg famously rode her bicycle to Stockholm’s Parliament House last year, taking up a place on the cobblestones with a hand-painted sign reading “school strike for climate”.

Television presenter Sir David Attenborough also announced his strongest words so far on the threat posed by climate change. Sir DavidWhile Notre-Damn is undoubtedly a tragedy, it shows that money and resources can be mobilized rapidly in times of anguish. Why are we not seeing the same reaction on climate change?

 

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michalsetlak A new leader for young adults.

—Indoctrinated student protestors, instead of just blaming the grown-ups that have provided them their current well-being, should demand better climate ideas…

Ridiculous! There's no such thing as 'Climate Change' have a look at 'Farmers Almanac' nothing has changed in 77 years! Don't listen to this crap, it's a Democrat attempt of a power grab!

This started as cute and has now turned into parody. Act like she’s some goddamn professional and not just a kid who can write a good essay. Get back to school kid

Demanding? Teenagers are so irrational 🙄

Glad to know the future still has hope myopinion mybelief

Liberalism is child abuse.

Don't worry about Brexit the sky is falling *insert tears*

It's pretty fucked up that politicians are using her, and obviously told her to fake-cry... Poor girl, probably just wants to hang out with her friends and keep out of the spotlight...

Ladies and gentlemen, GretaThunberg is what real leadership looks like.

Zombie girl

This world has turned into a goddamn parody of itself. Last time I checked 16yr old people were not adults, alas they don't have perspective yet and they are lacking the education of environmental studies. Or did I just waste 6 years of my life?

She is somewhat trisomique. That explains it.

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shall review is essential and stakeholders to be active

Maybe someone should explain to her that China emits more carbon emissions then the United States and Europe combined and if she really wants to make a change she should go to China

Lol at the people that say she’s too young for this. The irony of the situation is what we do do the earth will never affect the earth while we are on it but will more than likely affect the earth before she leaves.

Her time would be better spent by staying in school.

Is that legal lol

So much science and research provided to her by the trendy news feeds she’s been following. 👏🙄👏

More power to her🙌

Wow that's the way

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