Greta Thunberg

Since her first sit-in outside the Swedish parliament building more than two years ago, Greta Thunberg’s fundamental message has been clear and unchanging: The climate crisis is humanity’s greatest existential threat and we need to treat it as such. That message inspired millions of young activists to protest for change…

Three years ago, a friend and I went to the Two Oceans aquarium in Cape Town and witnessed the damage plastic causes to endangered species such as turtles. The aquarium rescues these animals and once they’re successfully rehabilitated at the facility, they’re released back to the wild. We were introduced…

Greta Thunberg, the 17-year-old climate change activist that has taken on world leaders at the World Economic Forum and the UN Climate Action Summit, is nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. But what does she say about the current U.S. President Donald Trump?With awards under her belt such as "TIME's…

Greta Thunberg. Photo: Gallo Images/Getty Images Climate change activist Greta Thunberg has withdrawn from the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation’s annual peace lecture. In her stead will be Christiana Figueres, who helped put together the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. The lecture is traditionally held on Tutu’s birthday. Climate change activist Greta…

LONDON: "Spitting Image", the defining British satirical show of the 1980s, roars back on screens on Saturday to lampoon a new generation of politicians, royals and celebrities in puppet form, led by Donald Trump, Boris Johnson and Prince Harry. Co-creator Roger Law has returned to head the creative team, while…

By IOL Reporter Oct 2, 2020The Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation has announced that Greta Thunberg has withdrawn from speaking at the 10th Desmond Tutu International Peace Lecture to be held on Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s 89th birthday on October 7.Thunberg will be replaced by an internationally recognised leader on…

Older people need to unlearn what they have learnt if we are going to fight climate change, writes Ayakha Melithafa.Next week I have the honour of introducing two of my colleagues, Greta Thunberg from Sweden and Vanessa Nakate from Uganda, who are presenting the Annual Desmond Tutu International Peace Lecture on…

This summer saw some of the worst wildfires in recorded history. Over 3.7 million acres of land burned in California alone, leading a UCLA climate scientist to declare, “We’ve broken almost every record there is to break.” Twenty-three named storms have formed so far this season, the most ever recorded…

The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday - Friday plus breaking news updates Spitting Image has defended its decision to include a puppet of Greta Thunberg in its new series following an online backlash. The political satire show, which was watched by 15 million viewers in its…

Or do we want to "build back better?" That fork requires a vision of the future, a strategy for getting there, exceptional leadership and an understanding of the obstacles to overcome.Those are topics that Canada's National Observer editor-in-chief Linda Solomon Wood discussed with Canadian environmental leaders in a series of online conversations this…