Greta Thunberg set to take UN climate summit by storm
It is hoped the teenager will galvanise the UN talks as the World Meteorological Organisation says the past decade was likely the hottest on record
03 December 2019 - 17:41
Lisbon/Madrid — Teen activist Greta Thunberg reached Europe on Tuesday after a 21-day catamaran dash across the Atlantic for a UN summit where she will invoke the fury of global youth at politicians’ foot-dragging over climate change.
“People are underestimating the force of angry children,” the Swede told a crowd of reporters and supporters as she disembarked from a white catamaran, La Vagabonde, in Portugal. “They’re angry and frustrated.”..
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