Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has marked her last "school strike" as she graduated from secondary school, but said she would continue to take part in weekly protests.
"Today, I graduate from school, which means I'll no longer be able to school strike for the climate. This is then the last school strike for me," Ms Thunberg said.
Ms Thunberg, who spearheaded the global Fridays for Future movement, also said she did not plan on giving up the protests completely.
"I'll continue to protest on Fridays, even though it's not technically 'school striking'. We simply have no other option than to do everything we possibly can," said the 20-year-old, adding "the fight has only just begun".
Ms Thunberg was only 15 when she began her "School strike for climate" in front of Sweden's parliament in Stockholm.
"When I started striking in 2018 I could never have expected that it would lead to anything," she said in a statement.
"During 2019, millions of youth striked from school for the climate, flooding the streets in over 180 countries," Ms Thunberg said.
In addition to her climate strikes, the young activist regularly criticises governments and politicians for not properly addressing climate issues.
At the end of March, she condemned what she called an "unprecedented betrayal" from leaders after the publication of the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the United Nation's climate advisory panel.
Sell-out Thunberg event to be livestreamed due to popularity
Tickets for an event featuring Greta Thunberg at the Edinburgh International Book Festival sold out in less than 24 hours, organisers said.
The climate activist will take part in the 'It's Not Too Late To Change The World' event at the Edinburgh Playhouse on 13 August, where she will give a speech and have an in-depth discussion about her activism.
Due to the demand, the event will now be livestreamed so audiences can watch from anywhere in the world, with the move sponsored by the Open University in Scotland.
Book festival director Nick Barley said: "When Greta Thunberg’s event with Gemma Cairney sells out in less than a day, it’s clear that audiences are keen to play an active part in the climate conversation.
"That’s why I’m so pleased we can also livestream the event. I am incredibly grateful to the Open University for allowing us to open this event up to even more people from all over the world."
Susan Stewart, director at the Open University in Scotland, said: "The book festival’s approach to opening up access to books, literature and current debate complements our mission at the Open University to be open to people, places, methods and ideas.
"We are also particularly dedicated to contributing to social and environmental justice by placing sustainability at the heart of our teaching, research and knowledge exchange.
"I am proud that the Open University in Scotland is sponsoring this important event with Greta Thunberg and delighted that it will now reach an even wider audience via the livestream."
The event will be Ms Thunberg’s first appearance in Scotland since she visited Glasgow in 2021 for Cop26.
Additional reporting PA
