Greta Thunberg

By Stephane BlaisThe Canadian PressChristopher ReynoldsSat., Sept. 26, 2020timer1 min. readupdateArticle was updated Sep. 27, 2020MONTREAL — Demonstrators gathered in downtown Montreal on Saturday to protest planetary warming on the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice.The coalition behind the event is calling for net zero emissions by 2030 as…

This story originally appeared in The Guardian and is republished here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story. School pupils, youth activists, and communities around the world have turned out for a day of climate strikes, intended to underscore the urgency…

Young people take part in global climate protest in Warsaw, Poland on Friday. Photo: APSweden’s Greta Thunberg, who launched ‘Fridays for Future’ strikes, led demonstration in Stockholm More than 3,000 rallies set to take place globally, from Iceland to Australia and both online and in the streets depending on virus…

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In a deeply moving letter to her grandmother, Xiye Bastida reflects on what led her to become a leading voice for global climate activism -- from mobilizing school climate strikes to speaking at the United Nations Climate Summit alongside Greta Thunberg -- and traces her resolve, resilience and profound love…

---Watch: The latest ‘I Am Greta’ documentary film trailer---Greta Thunberg’s climate protests and transatlantic boat journey feature in the trailer for a forthcoming documentary about her life.The two-minute teaser for I Am Greta sees the teenage climate activist issue a warning about the fate of the planet.“People always tell us…

Posted by Sarah on "/Date(1600275307137)/" Swedish documentarian Nathan Grossman happened upon then 15-year-old Greta Thunberg just as she was beginning her “school strike for climate” in Stockholm in 2018. He began documenting Thunberg’s strike, and ended up recording her meteoric year as she rose to international prominence as a climate…

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Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg and President Donald Trump have both been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Ms. Thunberg for this year’s prize, for her role leading youthful protests against leaders who have failed to take serious action on climate change. And President Trump for next year’s, for coaxing…

Filmmaker Nathan Grossman has followed Greta Thunberg’s remarkable journey from the earliest stages of her school strike for climate in 2018 to the United Nations Climate Action Summit last September, often operating as a one-man band shooting quietly in the background with fairly basic camera equipment. “As the movement grew…