No matter what, we need to continue. Greta Thunberg More Quotes by Greta Thunberg More Quotes From Greta Thunberg It's sometimes annoying when people say, 'Oh, yu children are the hope, you will save the world.' It would be nice if you could help a little. Greta Thunberg The climate is not going to collapse because some party got the most votes. The politics that’s needed to prevent the climate catastrophe—it doesn’t exist today. We need to change the system, as if we were in crisis, as if there were a war going on.” Greta Thunberg So happy to say I'll hopefully make it to COP25 in Madrid. Greta Thunberg environment This is all wrong, i shouldn't be up here. I should be back in school on the other side of the ocean. Yet you all come to us young people for hope. How dare you. You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words. Greta Thunberg top-news If you belong to that small group of people who feel threatened by us, then we have some very bad news for you, because this is only the beginning. Change is coming whether they like it or not. Greta Thunberg top-news Richer countries such as Canada and Sweden need to get down to zero emissions much faster so people in poorer countries can heighten their standard of living by building the infrastructure we have already built, we're not doing this because it's fun or because we have a special interest in the climate or because we want to become politicians when we grow up. We're doing this because our future is at stake. Greta Thunberg environment I guess they must feel like their world view or their interests or whatever... is threatened by us. We've become too loud for people to handle so they try to silence us, we should also take that as a compliment. Greta Thunberg company-news He is of course obviously not doing enough but... this is such a huge problem, my message to all the politicians is the same, to just listen to the science, act on the science. Greta Thunberg company-news People are suffering, people are dying, entire ecosystems are collapsing. We are in the beginning of a mass extinction and all you can talk about is money and fairy tales of eternal economic growth. Greta Thunberg top-news People are suffering. People are dying. Entire ecosystems are collapsing, we are in the beginning of a mass extinction and all you can talk is the money and fairy tales of eternal economic growth. Greta Thunberg politics You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words and yet, I'm one of the lucky ones, people are suffering, people are dying. Greta Thunberg top-news Adults keep saying we owe it to the young people to give them hope. But I don't want your hope. I want you to panic. Greta Thunberg top-news We showed that we are united and that we, young people, are unstoppable. Greta Thunberg environment The fact that you are staring at a panel of young people testifying before you today pleading for a livable earth should not fill you with pride; it should fill you with shame. Greta Thunberg top-news This is very overwhelming, see you next week. Greta Thunberg top-news My message for him is just listen to the science, but he obviously doesn't do that. No one has been able to convince him of climate change, the urgency, why should I be able to do that? so I'm just going to focus on spreading awareness. Greta Thunberg top-news It's insane that a 16-year-old had to cross the Atlantic Ocean to make a stand on the climate crisis. This of course is not something I want everyone to do. Greta Thunberg top-news I might feel a bit seasick and it's not going to be comfortable but that I can live with, if it's really hard then I just have to think it's only for two weeks then I can go back to as usual. Greta Thunberg environment By stopping flying you not only reduce your own carbon footprint but also that sends a signal to other people around you that the climate crisis is a real thing. Greta Thunberg environment Me speaking to the U.N. is not going to change the situation but if that can help to create awareness ... then I think that together we can try to ... make a change. Greta Thunberg environment
