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Greta Thunberg set sail from Virginia on 13 November

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 summit in Madrid.

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

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 "science" and not awards.

News Lens • 30 Oct 19

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

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 global warming, joining a worldwide strike inspired by 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg.

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

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, as tens of thousands of protesters rallied demanding action.

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

It has been another extraordinary week in the life of Greta Thunberg.

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

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 real action" to avert environmental disaster.

US • 18 Sep 19

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

Greta Thunberg leads teen protest outside White House

Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg, who has shot to global fame for inspiring worldwide student strikes to promote action against climate change, has taken her mission to US President Donald Trump's doorstep with a protest outside the 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'

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg said she expects to arrive in New York tomorrow, completing her zero-carbon Atlantic crossing on a yacht.

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

Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has set sail for New York, heading to a UN summit on a zero-emissions yacht skippered by a member of Monaco's ruling family.

World • 14 Aug 19

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

Who is Greta Thunberg?

The 16-year old climate activist from Stockholm first came to prominence when she started the first school strike for climate outside the Swedish parliament building.

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

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has said that she would cross the Atlantic on a racing sailboat to attend a UN climate summit in New York in September.

News Lens • 29 Jul 19

Greta Thunberg on her weekly protest outside the Swedish parliament

Students to join worldwide climate change protest

Studens in Ireland are to join a worldwide climate change protest tomorrow, eight months after the campaign began with a demonstration outside the Swedish parliament.

Environment • 14 Mar 19

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