Greta Thunberg, A Force Of (And For) Nature (And Righteous Anger)

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If you missed the phenomenon that is Greta Thunberg – the 16-year-old Swedish teenager who tore world leaders a new one at the United Nations forum on climate change this week – then you really have been living under a rock.

You can watch Thunberg’s full speech below.

Thunberg, of course, has done a lot more to raise awareness on climate change than just delivering a blistering speech at the UN.

She’s been gaining prominence over the last year, and has come to represent a younger generation’s growing anger over inaction to tackle climate change. This video below was delivered to the 16-year-old’s two million followers on Twitter recently.

As you might expect, US president Donald Trump mocked Thunberg, by tweeting this:

Scott Morrison, in the US for economic meetings and notably absent from the climate talks, was only slightly less dismissive, opting not to directly challenge Thunberg, suggesting instead that young Australians and children should not be made to feel anxious about climate change.

Dinosaurs like Trump and Morrison can posture and politick all they want, but they will die out, and in the words of Greta Thunberg: “Right here, right now is where we draw the line. The world is waking up and change is coming, whether you like it or not.”

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Chris Graham is the publisher and editor of New Matilda. He is the former founding managing editor of the National Indigenous Times and Tracker magazine. In more than three decades of journalism he's had his home and office raided by the Australian Federal Police; he's been arrested and briefly jailed in Israel; he's reported from a swag in Outback Australia on and off for years. Chris has worked across multiple mediums including print, radio and film. His proudest achievement is serving as an Associate producer on John Pilger's 2013 film Utopia. He's also won a few journalism awards along the way in both the US and Australia, including a Walkley Award, a Walkley High Commendation and two Human Rights Awards. Since late 2021, Chris has been battling various serious heart and lung conditions. He's begun the process of quietly planning a "gentle exit" after "tying up a few loose ends" in 2024 and 2025. So watch this space.

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