Greta Thunberg

Nobel Peace Prize nominee Greta Thunberg claims we need system change to save the planet, and the majority of experts, from the IPCC, through to our own research, would certainly agree with this. But for most people, it often isn't clear what changes actuall…

High-school students in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, gather on the city hall steps as part of the March 15 climate action strikes. Photo by Abby Rabinowitz.From 16-year-old Swedish climate activistGreta Thunberg to the21 young people suing the US federal governm…

Greta Thunberg is the Swedish teenager whose climate change school-strike spread around the world, leading to her addressing the COP24 conference, the World Economic Forum, and many other forums where she has distinguished herself with her brilliant oratory a…

Can it really be happening again? Has an entire year flown by since the trend-conscious fashionistas over at Dazed & Confused took us on a whistlestop run down of the 100 names that define right now? Yep! Time, eh? Still, once youve acclimatised to the f…

In celebration of Earth Day, BuzzFeed News offers a suite of photo stories on the past, present, and future of our beloved planet. New books by photographers David McMillan and Nick Brandt are cautionary tales on the overreaching footprint of humans on the en…

Sir David Attenborough has directly supported students striking from school over climate change, saying outrage over lack of action to address the environmental crisis is certainly justified. In an interview with former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres, …

Did Extinction Rebellion do much more than annoy London taxi drivers and right-wing climate change denying columnists? It is fair to conclude that the wave of direct action in the capital, its moral force turbo-charged by the arrival of the 16 year old campa…

This Earth Weeks special discusses recent advances in data reporting to achieve gender equality and climate action.Swedish environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg addresses the Houses of Parliament on April 23, 2019 in London, coinciding with the "Ex…

Activists blocked streets outside the Bank of England on 25 April Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images By Adam Vaughan Hundreds of climate change campaigners will leave the streets of London today, following 11 days of protests that brought parts of the …

This week, environmental activist and founder of the Youth Strikes for Climate movement (and 15-year-old girl!) Greta Thunberg is in London speaking to politicians and inspiring action on climate change.  The Swedish schoolgirl received a standing ovation fro…