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World 'How dare you?' Greta Thunberg asks world leaders at UN

20:55  23 september  2019
20:55  23 september  2019 Source:   msn.com

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A visibly angry Greta Thunberg berated world leaders as she addressed a UN climate summit on Monday, accusing them of betraying her generation by failing to tackle greenhouse gas emissions and asking " How dare you ?" The Swedish teen, who has become the global face of the growing youth

United Nations (United States) (AFP) - A visibly angry Greta Thunberg berated world leaders as she addressed a UN climate summit on Monday, accusing them of betraying her generation by failing to tackle greenhouse gas emissions and asking " How dare you ?" The Swedish teen, who has become

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A visibly angry Greta Thunberg berated world leaders as she addressed a UN climate summit on Monday, accusing them of betraying her generation by failing to tackle greenhouse gas emissions and asking "How dare you?"

The Swedish teen, who has become the global face of the growing youth movement against climate inaction, began by telling her audience: "My message is that we'll be watching you," eliciting laughter.

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A visibly angry Greta Thunberg berated world leaders as she addressed a UN climate summit on Monday, accusing them of betraying her generation by failing to tackle greenhouse gas emissions and asking " How dare you ?" The Swedish teen, who has become the global face of the growing youth

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But it was soon clear that the tone of the message would be very serious.

"This is all wrong. I shouldn't be up here. I should be back at school on the other side of the ocean," the 16-year-old, who is taking a year off from her studies, said.

Pictures: In Photos: Greta Thunberg visits the United States

  • Slide 1 of 50: Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old Swedish climate activist, speaks in front of a crowd of people after sailing in New York harbor aboard the Malizia II, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019. The zero-emissions yacht left Plymouth, England on Aug. 14. She is scheduled to address the United Nations Climate Action Summit on Sept. 23. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
    1/50 SLIDES © Mary Altaffer/AP Photo

    The 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg crossed the Atlantic via racing yacht instead of flying by plane to join protests and a United Nations summit in the United States. 

    (Pictured) Greta Thunberg, speaks in front of a crowd of people on August 28 after arriving in New York.

  • Slide 2 of 50: 16-year-old Swedish Climate activist Greta Thunberg attends the 2019 United Nations Climate Action Summit at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 23, 2019.
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    16-year-old Swedish Climate activist Greta Thunberg attends the United Nations Climate Action Summit at U.N. headquarters in New York City, on Sept. 23.
  • Slide 3 of 50: 16-year-old Swedish Climate activist Greta Thunberg speaks at the 2019 United Nations Climate Action Summit at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 23, 2019.
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    16-year-old Swedish Climate activist Greta Thunberg speaks at the United Nations Climate Action Summit on Sept. 23.
  • Slide 4 of 50: NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 21: António Guterres, UN Secretary-General listens to the youth climate activists at the event, (L-R) Komal Karishma Kumar, Wanjuhi Njoroge, Greta Thunberg and Bruno Rodriguez at the first ever United Nations Youth Climate Summit on September 21, 2019 in New York City. The Youth Climate Summit is intended to bring together young activists who are committed to combating climate change at the pace and scale needed to meet the challenge. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
    4/50 SLIDES © Stephanie Keith/Getty Images
    António Guterres, UN Secretary-General listens to the youth climate activists at the event, (left to right) Komal Karishma Kumar, Wanjuhi Njoroge, Greta Thunberg and Bruno Rodriguez at the first ever United Nations Youth Climate Summit on Sept. 21 in New York City. The Youth Climate Summit is intended to bring together young activists who are committed to combating climate change at the pace and scale needed to meet the challenge. 
  • Slide 5 of 50: Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg, right, shakes hands with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, during the Youth Climate Summit at United Nations headquarters, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
    5/50 SLIDES © Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP Photo
    Greta Thunberg shakes hands with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, during the Youth Climate Summit on Sept. 21 in New York City. 
  • Slide 6 of 50: NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 20: Activist Greta Thunberg Leads the Youth Climate Strike on September 20, 2019 in New York City.
    6/50 SLIDES © Roy Rochlin/WireImage/Getty Images
    Teen activist Greta Thunberg Leads the Youth Climate Strike on Sept. 20, in New York City. Crowds of children skipped school to join a global strike against climate change and demanding adults to take steps to stop environmental disaster.
  • Slide 7 of 50: Teen activist Greta Thunberg speaks during an interview ahead of the Global Climate Strike march on September 20, 2019 in New York City. - Crowds of children skipped school to join a global strike against climate change, heeding the rallying cry of teen activist Greta Thunberg and demanding adults act to stop environmental disaster. It was expected to be the biggest protest ever against the threat posed to the planet by climate change.
    7/50 SLIDES © Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images
    Greta Thunberg speaks during an interview ahead of the Global Climate Strike march on Sept. 20.
  • Slide 8 of 50: Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg, center, exits New York City Hall to take part during the Climate Strike, Friday, Sept. 20, 2019 in New York.  Rallies calling for action on climate change are happening in cities around the world Friday ahead of a summit on the issue.
    8/50 SLIDES © Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP Photo
    Greta exits New York City Hall to take part during the Climate Strike on Sept. 20.
  • Slide 9 of 50: A man holds a placard depicting Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg as people take part in the Fridays for Future climate change action protest in Paris, France, September 20, 2019.
    9/50 SLIDES © Charles Platiau/Reuters
    A man holds a placard depicting Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg as people take part in the Fridays for Future climate change action protest in Paris, France, on Sept. 20.
  • Slide 10 of 50: Activist Greta Thunberg speaks during an appeal about natural climate solutions in this still image taken from a #naturenow video released on September 19, 2019 and obtained by REUTERS on September 20, 2019.
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    Greta speaks during an appeal about natural climate solutions in this still image taken from a #naturenow video released on Sept. 19.
  • Slide 11 of 50: MANDATORY CREDIT ALTERNATIVE CROP HANDOUT /NO SALES Mandatory Credit: Photo by The Obama Foundation HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (10417456c) A handout photo made available by The OBama Foundation shows former US President Barack Obama meeting with Greta Thunberg, the 16 year old climate change activist from Sweden, in Washington, DC, USA, 16 September 2019 (Issued 18 September 2019). President Obama tweeted 'Just 16, Greta Thunberg is already one of our planet's greatest advocates. Recognizing that her generation will bear the brunt of climate change, she's unafraid to push for real action'. Obama meets with Greta Thunberg, Washington, Dc, USA - 16 Sep 2019
    11/50 SLIDES © The Obama Foundation HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
    A handout photo made available on Sept. 18 by The Obama Foundation shows former President Barack Obama meeting with Greta Thunberg, in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 16. President Obama tweeted, 'Just 16, Greta Thunberg is already one of our planet's greatest advocates. Recognizing that her generation will bear the brunt of climate change, she's unafraid to push for real action.'
  • Slide 12 of 50: CAPTION: Sixteen year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg listens to speakers during a climate change demonstration at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., September 18, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
    12/50 SLIDES © Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
    Greta Thunberg listens to speakers during a climate change demonstration at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 18. 
  • Slide 13 of 50: Sixteen year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg poses for a selfie with fellow activist Militza Flaco of Panama at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington U.S., September 18, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
    13/50 SLIDES © Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
    Greta Thunberg poses for a selfie with fellow activist Militza Flaco of Panama at the Supreme Court on Sept. 18. 
  • Slide 14 of 50: A person holds a sign in support of Swedish environment activist Greta Thunberg (not pictured) as people gather in front of the US Supreme Court (background) to support the children's climate lawsuit against the US, in Washington, DC, on September 18, 2019. (Photo by Alastair Pike / AFP) (Photo credit should read ALASTAIR PIKE/AFP/Getty Images)
    14/50 SLIDES © Alastair Pike/AFP/Getty Images
    A person holds a sign in support of Greta Thunberg as people gather in front of the Supreme Court (background) to support the children's climate lawsuit against the United States government, on Sept. 18. 
  • Slide 15 of 50: Founder of Fridays For Future Greta Thunberg testifies during a House Foreign Affairs Committee Europe, Eurasia, Energy and the Environment Subcommittee and House (Select) Climate Crisis Committee joint hearing September 18, 2019 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Thunberg, who recently sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in a zero-carbon emissions sailboat, is in Washington to discuss the climate crisis with lawmakers and will speak at the UN Climate Action Summit on September 23 in New York. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
    15/50 SLIDES © Alex Wong/Getty Images
    Greta Thunberg testifies during a House Foreign Affairs Committee Europe, Eurasia, Energy and the Environment Subcommittee and House (Select) Climate Crisis Committee joint hearing, on Sept. 18 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. 
  • Slide 16 of 50: Swedish environment activist Greta Thunberg (L) talks to This Is Zero Hour co-founder Jamie Margolin (R) during a joint hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Europe, Eurasia, Energy and the Environment Subcommittee, and the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, at the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 18, 2019. (Photo by Alastair Pike / AFP) (Photo credit should read ALASTAIR PIKE/AFP/Getty Images)
    16/50 SLIDES © Alastair Pike/AFP/Getty Images
    Greta Thunberg talks to This Is Zero Hour co-founder Jamie Margolin, right, during a joint hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Europe, Eurasia, Energy and the Environment Subcommittee, and the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 18. 
  • Slide 17 of 50: Mandatory Credit: Photo by SHAWN THEW/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (10416483g) Greta Thunberg (2-L), the 16 year old climate change activist from Sweden, attends a Senate Climate Change Task Force meeting in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 17 September 2019. The meeting is part of a week of activities culminating in a climate strike on Friday, 20 September, in which workers and students around the world will walk out to demand more action to fight global warming. US Senate Climate Change Task Force meeting, Washington, USA - 17 Sep 2019
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    Greta Thunberg attends a Senate Climate Change Task Force meeting in the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 17.
  • Slide 18 of 50: Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, center, who has called on world leaders to step up their efforts against global warming, stands with indigenous people of the Americas and others, during remarks by Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., chairman of the Senate Climate Change Task Force, at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
    18/50 SLIDES © J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo

    Swedish activist Greta Thunberg stands with indigenous people on Sept. 17 in Washington, D.C.

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    Greta Thunberg Is Right, World Leaders Say, We Are Failing World leaders and chief executives of global corporations gathered at a United Nations summit on Monday to say that a 16-year-old climate activist from Sweden is right: They are failing. Greta Thunberg -- the teenager who sparked a global youth movement to fight climate change -- arrived in New York on a zero-emissions sailboat, climbed the stage at the UN and told a crowd of more than 300 presidents, prime ministers, CEOs, bankers and delegates that they’ve let down her entire generation by not acting on climate change. “You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words,” she said Monday.

    A visibly angry Greta Thunberg berated world leaders as she addressed a UN climate summit on Monday, accusing them of betraying her generation by failing to tackle greenhouse gas emissions and asking " How dare you ?" The Swedish teen, who has become the global face of the growing youth

    A visibly angry Greta Thunberg berated world leaders as she addressed a UN climate summit on Monday, accusing them of betraying her generation by failing to tackle greenhouse gas emissions and asking “ How dare you ?” The Swedish teen, who has become the global face of the growing youth

  • Slide 19 of 50: Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, 16, hops on a box to speak at the podium as she accepts the Ambassador of Conscience Award from Amnesty International, its highest honor for human rights work, at George Washington University, Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
    19/50 SLIDES © Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo
    Greta Thunberg hops on a box to speak at the podium as she accepts the Ambassador of Conscience Award from Amnesty International, its highest honor for human rights work, at George Washington University on Sept. 16 in Washingto, D.C.
  • Slide 20 of 50: Mandatory Credit: Photo by SHAWN THEW/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (10413238x) Student activists participate in a School Strike for Climate reform on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 13 September 2019. Swedish activist Greta Thunberg sparked a global movement when she took Fridays off from her school in Stockholm to promote climate reform. Greta Thunberg participates in a school strike for climate reform on the Ellipse near the White House, Washington, USA - 13 Sep 2019
    20/50 SLIDES © Shawn Thew/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
    Student activists participate in a strike for climate reform near the White House on Sept. 13. 
  • Slide 21 of 50: Mandatory Credit: Photo by ALBA VIGARAY/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (10375447c) Swedish activist Greta Thunberg (C) participates in a climate strike outside the United Nations in New York, New York, USA, 30 August 2019. She will participate in the upcoming United Nations Climate Action Summit in September. Her protests on Fridays, known as
    21/50 SLIDES © Alba Vigaray/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

    Greta Thunberg, center, participates in a climate strike outside the United Nations in New York, on Aug. 30.

  • Slide 22 of 50: Swedish activist Greta Thunberg participates in a youth climate change protest in front of the United Nations Headquarters in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., August 30, 2019. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
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    Greta Thunberg participates in a youth climate change protest in front of the United Nations Headquarters in Manhattan on Aug. 30.
  • Slide 23 of 50: Students demonstrate in front of the Norwegian Parliament building to demand government action to limit climate change, as part of the global movement inspired by Swedish student activist Greta Thunberg, in Oslo, Norway August 30, 2019. REUTERS/Nerijus Adomaitis
    23/50 SLIDES © Nerijus Adomaitis/Reuters

    Students demonstrate in front of the Norwegian Parliament building to demand government action to limit climate change, as part of the global movement inspired by Greta Thunberg, in Oslo, Norway on Aug. 30.

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    Greta Thunberg became a climate activist not in spite of her autism, but because of it The 16-year-old climate activist’s radical approach to autism.Reading Greta Thunberg’s speech addressing the UN Climate Action Summit on Monday, it’s hard not to think of Cassandra, the brash young warrior of Greek myth who beseeched Apollo for the gift of prophecy. The petulant god granted her wish, but then punished the girl by decreeing that her predictions would be ignored “as idle wind in the hearers’ ears.

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  • Slide 24 of 50: Environmental activist Greta Thunberg, second from left, Xiye Bastida, second from right, and Alexandria Villasenor, left, meet with U.N. General Assembly President María Fernanda Espinosa Garces, right, Friday, Aug. 30, 2019 at United Nations headquarters. Thunberg is scheduled to address the United Nations Climate Action Summit on September 23. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
    24/50 SLIDES © Mary Altaffer/AP Photo

    Greta Thunberg, second from left, Xiye Bastida, second from right, and Alexandria Villasenor, left, meet with U.N. General Assembly President María Fernanda Espinosa Garces, right, on Aug. 30 at United Nations headquarters. Thunberg is scheduled to address the United Nations Climate Action Summit on Sept. 23.

  • Slide 25 of 50: Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg signs autographs as she arrives in New York, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019. The zero-emissions yacht left Plymouth, England on August 14. Thunberg is scheduled to address the United Nations Climate Action Summit on September 23. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
    25/50 SLIDES © Mark Lennihan/AP Photo
    Greta Thunberg signs autographs as she arrives in New York on Aug. 28.
  • Slide 26 of 50: Swedish 16-year-old activist Greta Thunberg completes her trans-Atlantic crossing in order to attend a United Nations summit on climate change in New York, U.S., August 28, 2019. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
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    Greta Thunberg is welcomed after she completes her trans-Atlantic crossing, on Aug. 28, in New York. 
  • Slide 27 of 50: Swedish 16-year-old activist Greta Thunberg is greeted by supporters on the shore as she sails on the Malizia II racing yacht into the North Cove Marine in Manhattan in New York Harbor at the completion of her trans-Atlantic crossing in order to attend a United Nations summit on climate change in New York, U.S., August 28, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar
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    Greta Thunberg is greeted by supporters on the shore as she sails on the Malizia II racing yacht into the North Cove Marine in Manhattan in New York Harbor on Aug. 28. 
  • Slide 28 of 50: Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, 16, and father Svante Thunberg arrive in the US after a 15-day journey crossing the Atlantic in the Malizia II, a zero-carbon yacht, on August 28, 2019 in New York. -
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    Greta Thunberg and father Svante Thunberg arrive in the US on Aug. 28.
  • Slide 29 of 50: Swedish 16-year-old activist Greta Thunberg sails on the Malizia II racing yacht in New York Harbor as she nears the completion of her trans-Atlantic crossing in order to attend a United Nations summit on climate change in New York, U.S., August 28, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar
    29/50 SLIDES © Mike Segar/Reuters

    Greta Thunberg sails on the Malizia II racing yacht in New York Harbor as she nears the completion of her trans-Atlantic crossing in order to attend a United Nations summit on climate change in New York, on Aug. 28

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    Greta Thunberg updates her Twitter bio to include Trump dig Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg updated her Twitter bio on Tuesday to feature language included in a tweet from President Trump appearing to mock her after she spoke at the United Nations climate summit. The 16-year-old's social media account now describes her as "A very happy young girl looking forward to a bright and wonderful future."oop pic.twitter.com/opgq9BnAx5- Michael Del Moro (@MikeDelMoro) September 24, 2019Greta claps back - subtly, of course - in her Twitter bio pic.twitter.com/VrR6kvvzeV- Lauren Gambino (@laurenegambino) September 24, 2019When your troll president gets out-trolledCc:@realDonaldTrumppic.

  • Slide 30 of 50: The Malizia II, a zero-carbon yacht, with Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, 16, arrives in the US after a 15-day journey crossing the Atlantic in on August 28, 2019 in New York. -
    30/50 SLIDES © Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images
    The Malizia II, a zero-carbon yacht, with Greta Thunberg onboard, arrives in the US after a 15-day journey crossing the Atlantic, on Aug. 28 in New York.
  • Slide 31 of 50: People welcome climate activist Greta Thunberg to New York as she arrives in the US after a 15-day journey crossing the Atlantic in the Malizia II, a zero-carbon yacht, on August 28, 2019. (Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP) (Photo credit should read KENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images)
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    People welcome Greta Thunberg to New York as she arrives in the US on Aug. 28. 
  • Slide 32 of 50: Swedish 16-year-old activist Greta Thunberg sails underneath the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge on the Malizia II racing yacht in New York Harbor as she nears the completion of her trans-Atlantic crossing in order to attend a United Nations summit on climate change in New York, U.S., August 28, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar
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    Greta Thunberg waves as she sails underneath the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge on the Malizia II racing yacht in New York Harbor on Aug. 28. 
  • Slide 33 of 50: Swedish 16-year-old activist Greta Thunberg sails past the Statue of Liberty on the Malizia II racing yacht in New York Harbor as she nears the completion of her trans-Atlantic crossing in order to attend a United Nations summit on climate change in New York, U.S., August 28, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar
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    Greta Thunberg sails past the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor on Aug. 28. 
  • Slide 34 of 50: The Malizia II racing yacht carrying Swedish 16-year-old activist Greta Thunberg sails underneath the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York Harbor as she nears the completion of her trans-Atlantic crossing in order to attend a United Nations summit on climate change in New York, U.S., August 28, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar
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    The Malizia II racing yacht carrying Greta Thunberg sails underneath the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York Harbor on Aug. 28. 
  • Slide 35 of 50: Mandatory Credit: Photo by GRETA THUNBERG MEDIA HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (10371520a) A handout photo made available by Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg's twitter account shows her onboard the racing boat Malizia II in the Atlantic Ocean, 24 August 2019 (issued 25 August 2019). Thunberg's post read 'Day 11. Very bumpy and wet, south of Newfoundland.' The 16-year-old climate activist and a crew consisting of German skipper Boris Herrmann, filmmaker Nathan Grossman, founder of Team Malizia Pierre Casiraghi, and her father Svante Thunberg, are currently sailing to the US for the UN Climate Action Summit on the racing boat Malizia II. The journey started on 14 August and is expected to take about two weeks. Climate activist Greta Thunberg sails to New York for UN climate summit, At Sea, - - 24 Aug 2019
    35/50 SLIDES © Greta Thunberg Media Handout/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
    A handout photo made available on Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg's Twitter account shows her onboard the racing boat Malizia II in the Atlantic Ocean, on Aug. 24.
  • Slide 36 of 50: Mandatory Credit: Photo by SASCHA STEINBACH/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (10370279o) Young people take part in a Fridays for Future demonstration against climate change at Duesseldorf International Airport in Duesseldorf, Germany, 23 August 2019. Activists call for a socially acceptable and nationwide carbon dioxide tax that would make climate-friendly travel attractive. Fridays for Future movement was sparked by Greta Thunberg of Sweden, a student who started protesting for climate action and the implementation of the Paris Agreement outside the Swedish parliament every Friday in August 2018. Fridays for Future protest at Duesseldorf International Airport, Germany - 23 Aug 2019
    36/50 SLIDES © Sascha Steinbach/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
    Young people take part in a Fridays for Future demonstration against climate change in Duesseldorf, Germany, on Aug. 23.
  • Slide 37 of 50: Photo by Ramon van Flymen/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (10370477a) Environment activists gather on the Dam in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 23 August 2019. The Dutch Fridays for Future movement, initiated by Swedish Greta Thunberg protest against the forest fires in the Amazon. Dutch Fridays for Future movement protest in Amsterdam, Netherlands - 23 Aug 2019
    37/50 SLIDES © Ramon van Flymen/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
    Environment activists gather on the Dam in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on Aug. 23 as part of Fridays for Future movement, to protest the forest fires in the Amazon. 
  • Slide 38 of 50: People participate in the Piazza del Pantheon in the weekly strike
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    People participate in the Piazza del Pantheon in the weekly strike "Fridays For Future", a campaign for the planet launched Greta Thunberg, on Aug. 16, in Rome, Italy.
  • Slide 39 of 50: Climate change activist Greta Thunberg sets sail for New York in the 60ft Malizia II yacht from Mayflower Marina, on August 14, 2019 in Plymouth, England. Greta Thunberg is a teenage activist born in Sweden in 2003. She began protesting outside the Belgian Parliament aged 15 and started the School Strike for Climate movement which has gained global popularity seeing school students campaigning against Climate Change on Fridays instead of attending their lessons. Greta has stopped flying as the aviation industry is responsible for 12% of CO2 emissions from all forms of transports. Once in New York she will attend a climate change conference. (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)
    39/50 SLIDES © Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images

    Greta Thunberg sets sail for New York in the 60ft Malizia II yacht from Mayflower Marina, on Aug. 14 in Plymouth, England. 

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  • Slide 40 of 50: The Malizia II IMOCA class sailing yacht makes its way past the Plymouth Breakwater Lighthouse off the coast of Plymouth, southwest England, on August 14, 2019, and out into the English Channel carrying Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg as she starts her journey across the Atlantic to New York where she will attend the UN Climate Action Summit next month. - A year after her school strike made her a figurehead for climate activists, Greta Thunberg believes her uncompromising message about global warming is getting through -- even if action remains thin on the ground. The 16-year-old Swede, who sets sail for New York this week to take her message to the United States, has been a target for abuse but sees that as proof she is having an effect. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP) (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images)
    40/50 SLIDES © Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images
    The Malizia II IMOCA class sailing yacht makes its way past the Plymouth Breakwater Lighthouse off the coast of Plymouth, southwest England, on Aug. 14, and out into the English Channel carrying Greta Thunberg. 
  • Slide 41 of 50: Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg (2L), her father Svante Thunberg (L), and skippers Pierre Casiraghi (2R) and Boris Herrmann wave from aboard the Malizia II IMOCA class sailing yacht, off the coast of Plymouth, southwest England, on August 14, 2019, as she prepares to start her journey across the Atlantic to New York where she will attend the UN Climate Action Summit next month. - A year after her school strike made her a figurehead for climate activists, Greta Thunberg believes her uncompromising message about global warming is getting through -- even if action remains thin on the ground. The 16-year-old Swede, who sets sail for New York this week to take her message to the United States, has been a target for abuse but sees that as proof she is having an effect. (Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth / POOL / AFP) (Photo credit should read KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Greta Thunberg, her father Svante Thunberg, left, and skippers Pierre Casiraghi (second from right) and Boris Herrmann wave from aboard the Malizia II IMOCA class sailing yacht, on Aug. 14.
  • Slide 42 of 50: People wait for the the departure of Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg for her trans-Atlantic boat trip to New York in Plymouth, Britain, August 14, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
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    People wait for the the departure of Greta Thunberg on Aug. 14. 
  • Slide 43 of 50: CAPTION: Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg enters a dinghy to board the Malizia II boat in Plymouth, Britain, August 14, 2019. Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool via REUTERS
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    Greta Thunberg enters a dinghy to board the Malizia II boat on Aug. 14. 
  • Slide 44 of 50: Make America Greta Again placard seen as Climate change activist Greta Thunberg sets sail for New York in the 60ft Malizia II yacht from Mayflower Marina, on August 14, 2019 in Plymouth, England. Greta Thunberg is a teenage activist born in Sweden in 2003. She began protesting outside the Belgian Parliament aged 15 and started the School Strike for Climate movement which has gained global popularity seeing school students campaigning against Climate Change on Fridays instead of attending their lessons. Greta has stopped flying as the aviation industry is responsible for 12% of CO2 emissions from all forms of transports. Once in New York she will attend a climate change conference. (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)
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    A 'Make America Greta Again' placard is seen as Greta Thunberg sets sail for New York on Aug. 14. 
  • Slide 45 of 50: Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg attends a news conference ahead of her trans-Atlantic boat trip to New York in Plymouth, Britain, August 14, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
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    Greta Thunberg attends a news conference on Aug. 14. 
  • Slide 46 of 50: A member of the crew climbs the rigging of the Malizia II sailing yacht at the Mayflower Marina in Plymouth, southwest England, on August 13, 2019 ahead of a journey across the Atlantic to New York carrying Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg as a passenger. - A year after her school strike made her a figurehead for climate activists, Greta Thunberg believes her uncompromising message about global warming is getting through -- even if action remains thin on the ground. The 16-year-old Swede, who sets sail for New York this week to take her message to the United States, has been a target for abuse but sees that as proof she is having an effect. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP) (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images)
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    A member of the crew climbs the rigging of the Malizia II sailing yacht at the Mayflower Marina in Plymouth, southwest England, on Aug. 13 ahead of a journey across the Atlantic to New York carrying Greta Thunberg as a passenger. 
  • Slide 47 of 50: Greta Thunberg poses for a picture on the boat Malizia as it is moored in Plymouth, England Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old climate change activist who has inspired student protests around the world, is heading to the United States this week -- in a sailboat. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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    Greta Thunberg poses for a picture on the boat Malizia as it is moored in Plymouth, England, on Aug. 13. 

  • Slide 48 of 50: A view of the only toilet facilities, just a bucket, on board the boat Malizia in Plymouth, England Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old climate change activist who has inspired student protests around the world, is heading to the United States this week - in a sailboat. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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    A view of the only toilet facilities, just a bucket, on board the boat Malizia. 
  • Slide 49 of 50: Greta Thunberg climbs onto the boat Malizia as it is moored in Plymouth, England Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old climate change activist who has inspired student protests around the world, is heading to the United States this week - in a sailboat. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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    Greta Thunberg climbs onto the boat Malizia on Aug. 13. 
  • Slide 50 of 50: Skipper Boris Herrmann, right, and boat captain Stuart McLachlan work below deck in the navigation area on the boat Malizia as it is moored in Plymouth, England Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old climate change activist who has inspired student protests around the world, is heading to the United States this week - in a sailboat. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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    Skipper Boris Herrmann, right, and boat captain Stuart McLachlan work below deck in the navigation area on the boat Malizia on Aug. 13. 

"You come to us young people for hope. How dare you?" she thundered.

Why Greta Thunberg triggers the troglodytes among us

Why Greta Thunberg triggers the troglodytes among us There's a cruel and creepy world where it's apparently perfectly fine for adults to shred a 16-year-old to pieces, writes Lauren Rosewarne.In spending any time probing the blather of bottom-feeders though, there's a danger of amplifying it. A risk of implying that it's common, ubiquitous even. It isn't.

"You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words, yet I'm one of the lucky ones. People are suffering, people are dying, entire ecosystems are collapsing.

"We are in the beginning of a mass extinction, and all you can talk about is the money and fairy tales of eternal economic growth. How dare you!"

She added that in her talks with leaders, she had been told that the youth were being heard and the urgency was understood.

"But no matter how sad and angry I am, I do not want to believe that, because if you really understood the situation and still kept on failing to act, then you would be evil, and that I refuse to believe."

a person sitting in a chair: Youth Climate activist Greta Thunberg accused world leaders of betraying her generation through their inaction on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. © Johannes EISELE Youth Climate activist Greta Thunberg accused world leaders of betraying her generation through their inaction on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Thunberg, who often appears uncomfortable in the limelight and is seen as a reluctant leader, then detailed the various targets that were being missed, heightening the risk of "irreversible chain reactions beyond human control."

She also took aim at the summit called by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to ask countries to expand their commitments saying: "There will not be any solutions or plans presented in line with these figures here today because these numbers are too uncomfortable, and you are still not mature enough to tell it like it is."

"You are failing us," she concluded. "But the young people are starting to understand your betrayal.

"The eyes of all future generations, are upon you, And if you choose to fail us. I say, we will never forgive you!"

To ignore Greta Thunberg would be childish .
The hate being directed at the Swedish teenager says more about her detractors than it does about her bid to mobilise the world's youth.On most days, two mini Greta Thunbergs live at my house.

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