Why Greta is Good
Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teenager and climate activist, has grabbed the world’s attention and kept it focused on the threat of climate change. She's an unlikely leader of a world movement — and yet uniquely suited for that role.
Greta Thunberg at the European Union parliament in April 2019. European Parliament / Wikimedia.
“Where is that girl?” wonders aloud a teenager, still wearing her public school uniform from this morning..
“What girl?”
“You know!” Her friends look puzzled for a moment, then relax in recognition.
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