Greta Thunberg slams 'empty words' from governments Swedish activist Greta Thunberg opened a youth climate summit by lambasting three decades of government inaction, accusing world leaders of having "drowned" future generations with … World • 28 Sep 21
No child will escape impact of climate change - UN The world's children cannot afford more empty promises at this year's United Nations Climate Change Conference, youth activists including Greta Thunberg have said, after a … World • 20 Aug 21
Large Greta Thunberg mural painted on Dublin wall The street artist behind a large mural of Greta Thunberg in Dublin city centre says she hopes it refocuses attention on the issue of climate … Climate Change • 02 Mar 21
Rihanna, Greta Thunberg anger India by backing protest Pop star Rihanna and climate activist Greta Thunberg drew the ire of the Indian government today after they tweeted in support of the massive farmers' … World • 03 Feb 21
'A lot of Gretas' - Sweden to issue Thunberg stamps Climate activist Greta Thunberg is to feature on a set of stamps issued by Sweden's postal service. News Lens • 14 Jan 21
Environmentalist Thunberg back in school after year off Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg has returned to school after a year off campaigning to curb climate change. Environment • 25 Aug 20
Greta Thunberg launches children's rights campaign Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has shifted her focus towards the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak by launching a children's rights campaign. Coronavirus • 01 May 20
Earth Day call for climate action amidst Covid crisis Environmental activists around the world have been marking Earth Day. It was started 50 years ago in the United States to protest against pollution and … World • 22 Apr 20
Thunberg: Crisis response shows world can act fast Climate activist Greta Thunberg said the swift and far-ranging economic and social shifts brought in to stem the coronavirus pandemic showed that the rapid action … Coronavirus • 24 Mar 20
Greta Thunberg tells EU to stop 'pretending' on climate Teenage activist Greta Thunberg has branded the EU's grand plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 as inadequate, and said Europe is falsely claiming to … Europe • 04 Mar 20
Greta Thunberg meets 'role model' Malala Yousafzai Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has met her "role model", education campaigner Malala Yousafzai, at the University of Oxford. News Lens • 26 Feb 20
EU official's 'Greta syndrome' remark sparks outrage A top EU official questioning the sincerity of young climate protesters and joking they have "Greta syndrome" has sparked outrage in Brussels among politicians and … Environment • 07 Feb 20
Climate demands 'completely ignored' - Thunberg Teenage activist Greta Thunberg said today that activists' calls on the corporate and political elite at Davos to seriously fight climate change had been "completely … Business • 24 Jan 20
Get an economics degree Greta, says US Treasury chief Just when the Swiss mountain spat between US President Donald Trump and Greta Thunberg seemed to have blown over, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin took … Business • 23 Jan 20
Greta tells Davos nothing done to fight climate change Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has told the annual elite Davos gathering of business and political leaders that "basically nothing has been done" to fight … World • 21 Jan 20
Greta Thunberg father expresses concerns on online hate The father of activist Greta Thunberg has expressed concern about the hate she is receiving by being on what he called the "front line" in … World • 30 Dec 19
Greta Thunberg in Twitter spat with German rail firm Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg was forced to defend herself in a Twitter spat with German railway service Deutsche Bahn (DB). World • 16 Dec 19
Deadlock reported at UN climate talks in Madrid United Nations climate negotiations in Madrid are set to wrap up with even the best-case outcome likely to fall well short of what science says … Environment • 13 Dec 19
Climate activist Thunberg is Time's Person of the Year Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has been named Time Magazine's Person of the Year for 2019. World • 11 Dec 19
Greta Thunberg sails in for climate summit Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg has arrived at a port in Portugal after crossing the Atlantic in a catamaran to attend a UN climate change … Environment • 03 Dec 19
Greta Thunberg declines environmental award Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has refused to accept an environmental award, saying the climate movement needed people in power to start to "listen" to … News Lens • 30 Oct 19
Students lead global protests over climate change From the Solomon Islands to New York's Wall Street, millions of students and workers abandoned schools and offices today to demand urgent action to stop … World • 20 Sep 19
Germany to spend €100bn on climate plan Chancellor Angela Merkel's government has reached a deal on a broad climate plan for Germany that commits at least €100bn by 2030 to environmental protection, … World • 20 Sep 19
What's so great about Greta? Irish teens have their say It has been another extraordinary week in the life of Greta Thunberg. Climate • 20 Sep 19
Greta Thunberg urges US to take climate action now Teen activist Greta Thunberg has taken her climate change fight to the US Congress, imploring politicians, several of whom are global warming sceptics, to "take … US • 18 Sep 19
