Greta Thunberg Biography, Books, and Similar Authors

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Greta Thunberg
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Greta Thunberg

How to pronounce Greta Thunberg: GRAY-tah TOON-bairk

Greta Thunberg Biography

Greta Thunberg was born in 2003. In August 2018, she started a school strike for the climate outside the Swedish Parliament that has since spread all over the world. She is an activist in Fridays for Future and has spoken at climate rallies across the globe, as well as at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the US Congress, and the United Nations.



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  • Jake Bittle

    Jake Bittle

    Jake Bittle is a journalist based in Brooklyn who covers climate change and energy. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, Harper's Magazine, and a number of other publications. He is also a contributing ... (more)

    If you enjoyed:
    The Climate Book

    Try:
    The Great Displacement
    by Jake Bittle

  • Oliver Franklin-Wallis

    Oliver Franklin-Wallis

    Oliver Franklin-Wallis is an award-winning magazine journalist and currently the features editor of British GQ. His writing has appeared in GQ, WIRED, The Guardian, The New York Times, The Economist, The Times Magazine, The ... (more)

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    Wasteland
    by Oliver Franklin-Wallis

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