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Greta Thunberg says EU law to tackle climate change is 'surrender'

"This climate law is surrender. Nature doesn't bargain, and you cannot make deals with physics", Greta Thunberg told the European Parliament on Wednesday.

04/03/2020

Sweden

Greta Thunberg to trademark her name and Fridays for Future

The 17-year-old Swede made the announcement on Instagram, where she also laid out plans for her new not-for-profit foundation.

30/01/2020

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German museum unveils wax statue of Greta Thunberg

It was created by sculptor Gottfried Kruger.

29/01/2020

Switzerland

Watch: Thunberg brushes off Mnuchin barb she should study economics

Greta Thunberg ignored a barb about studying economics and repeated her call for the world to treat global warming as a crisis.

24/01/2020

No Comment

British royal Prince Charles meets climate activist Greta Thunberg

Prince Charles said teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg was "remarkable".

23/01/2020

Switzerland

Watch: 'The world, in case you haven't noticed, is currently on fire'

Teenage activist Greta Thunberg turns to sarcasm to make her point on climate change as her nemesis Donald Trump hits out at the "prophets of doom".

21/01/2020

Switzerland

Watch: Greta Thunberg attends rally in Switzerland ahead of Davos

Watch: Greta Thunberg attends rally in Switzerland ahead of Davos

17/01/2020

Green News

What would it take for you to go green?

We all have our own reasons for becoming more eco-concious but some reasons are more motivating than others.

15/01/2020

Sweden

Flight-shaming a factor as Swedish air passengers tumble, says expert

Experts are pointing to the Greta Thunberg effect after the number of passengers using Swedish airports, especially for domestic flights, tumbles.

11/01/2020

World News

Review 2019: Greta than ever climate fight inspired by teenage Swede

This year has seen activists step up their protests over climate change, calling on their governments to do much more. Inspired by Greta Thunberg, their demonstrations have come as temperature records were being set in scores of countries across the globe.

31/12/2019

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No Comment: What you need to remember from 2019

Climate change and Brexit were among the two biggest topics of 2019.

30/12/2019

Green News

Living Recommends | No one is too small to make a difference

This short collection of Greta Thunberg's speeches is a pocket-sized source of inspiration.

22/12/2019

Spain

Obama leaps to Greta Thunberg's defence after Trump swipe

"The real danger is when politicians and CEOs are making it look like real action is happening when in fact almost nothing is being done," Greta said.

14/12/2019

My Europe Series

Climate commitments and Conservative clarity

EU leaders strived to stay on track with climate neutrality goals for 2050, while keeping one eye on the outcome of the UK elections, welcoming the 'clarity' of the results.

13/12/2019

World News

Week in Pictures: volcano, Conservative landslide win, French strikes

This week a volcano erupted in New Zealand taking lives, Boris Johnson's Conservatives won the election in UK, the climate activist Greta Thunberg was named Time magazine's Person of the Year. Here's a look on this week in pictures carefully selected for you.

13/12/2019

Sweden

Greta Thunberg named Time magazine's Person of the Year 2019

The Swedish activist is the youngest person to ever receive the distinction

11/12/2019

World News

Euroviews. It’s not just carbon emissions posing a threat. Tech waste is a climate disaster in waiting ǀ View

Is the climate conversation suffering from its singular focus on carbon emissions, and developing huge, dangerous blind spots towards other environmental threats like electronic waste?

10/12/2019

Spain

Eight-year-old climate activist climbs lamp post to protest outside COP25

Greta Thunberg may have found her successor.

09/12/2019

Spain

Greta Thunberg at COP25: People suffer and die for climate change

16-year-old activist Greta Thunberg visited for the second time the UN climate COP25 held in Madrid, on a day that focuses on "sustainable finance"

09/12/2019

Spain

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg visits COP25 counter-summit in Madrid

Teenage activist Greta Thunberg visited an alternative climate summit for climate activists in Madrid, where COP25 is being held

08/12/2019