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Greta Thunberg has joined up with Danish non-governmental organisation Human Act to support UNICEF's response to the pandemic

Greta Thunberg launches children's rights campaign

Coronavirus / 01 May

Staff members of the the Gujarat Science City wearing face-masks stand in front of a planet earth model

Earth Day call for climate action amidst Covid crisis

'Though it must be in a different way to how we have acted in this case, we can act fast'

Thunberg: Crisis response shows world can act fast

Coronavirus / 24 Mar

Greta Thunberg addressed MEPs today

Greta Thunberg tells EU to stop 'pretending' on climate

Europe / 04 Mar

Malala Yousafzai posted a picture with Greta Thunberg on her Twitter account (Pic: Taylor Royle - Malala Fund)

Greta Thunberg meets 'role model' Malala Yousafzai

News Lens / 26 Feb

Josep Borrell caused anger by referring to students who stage Fridays for Future as suffering from 'Greta syndrome'

EU official's 'Greta syndrome' remark sparks outrage

Environment / 07 Feb

Greta Thunberg took part in a 'Fridays for Future' protests in Davos today

Climate demands 'completely ignored' - Thunberg

Business / 24 Jan

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin took a new dig at Greta Thunberg today

Get an economics degree Greta, says US Treasury chief

Business / 23 Jan

Greta Thunberg takes to the stage at the WEF

Greta tells Davos nothing done to fight climate change

Greta's father Svante has accompanied her on her trips across the ocean

Greta Thunberg father expresses concerns on online hate

World / 30 Dec 19

Greta Thunberg has travelled across the Atlantic by yacht twice in recent months as part of her climate change campaign

Greta Thunberg in Twitter spat with German rail firm

World / 16 Dec 19

The talks are expected to continue until tomorrow

Deadlock reported at UN climate talks in Madrid

Environment / 13 Dec 19

Greta Thunberg has called for immediate action to tackle the climate crisis

Climate activist Thunberg is Time's Person of the Year

World / 11 Dec 19

Greta Thunberg set sail from Virginia on 13 November

Greta Thunberg sails in for climate summit

Environment / 03 Dec 19

Greta Thunberg rose to prominence after she started spending her Fridays outside Sweden's parliament in August 2018

Greta Thunberg declines environmental award

News Lens / 30 Oct 19

Greta Thunberg (pink top) joined young activists demonstrating in New York

Students lead global protests over climate change

World / 20 Sep 19

After marathon overnight talks, the German government reached a €100bn deal on a broad climate plan

Germany to spend €100bn on climate plan

World / 20 Sep 19

Greta Thurnberg is set to lead one of the biggest ever environmental protests

What's so great about Greta? Irish teens have their say

Climate / 20 Sep 19

Greta Thunberg told US politicians: 'I don't want you to listen to me, I want you to listen to the scientists'

Greta Thunberg urges US to take climate action now

Hundreds of mostly young people gathered across the street from the White House for the protest

Greta Thunberg leads teen protest outside White House

World / 14 Sep 19

Greta Thunberg is due to attend the UN summit on zero emissions in New York (Image: Team Malizia)

Greta Thunberg nears New York amid 'very high waves'

Environment / 26 Aug 19

Greta Thunberg is making her way from Plymouth to New York on board the Malizia II

Climate activist Greta Thunberg sets sail for NYC

World / 14 Aug 19

Greta first came to fame when she started the first school strike for climate in Sweden

Who is Greta Thunberg?

Youth Assembly / 09 Aug 19

The teen will travel from Britain to the US on a racing boat fitted with solarpanels and underwater turbines

Thunberg plans zero-carbon journey to US climate summit

News Lens / 29 Jul 19

Greta Thunberg on her weekly protest outside the Swedish parliament

Students to join worldwide climate change protest

Environment / 14 Mar 19

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