“The symbolism of the school strike is that since you adults don’t give a damn about my future, I won’t either.” BillWeirCNN speaks with Greta Thunberg on the challenges and victories in her fight to bring global awareness to climate change:
Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds.Eyes wide and head down, her discomfort with crowds and small talk make it easy to understand why Greta Thunberg says she was"an invisible girl" for most of her 16 years.But when Thunberg went to Washington -- into the lights, cameras and lack-of-action that makes up the modern congressional hearing -- the smallest and youngest person in the room came off as the oldest soul on Capitol Hill.
Meet the teen changing the game for climate change 02:18"We will try to push it and make sure that the world leaders have all eyes on them so that they cannot continue to ignore this."Our time is up. David Wallace-Wells is waiting to do the next interview and give her his book"The Uninhabitable Earth." More food for dark thought. Thunberg hoisted her"Skolstrejk" sign under one arm.
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