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GIVING US THE FACTS:
GRETEL THUNBERG
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH CLIMATE ACTIVIST GRETEL THUNBERG. GRETEL TALKS ABOUT THE JOURNEY SHE HAS UNDERTAKEN TO BECOME ONE OF THE MOST IMPACTFUL YOUNG PEOPLE IN TODAY'S SOCIETY. WE HOPE THAT EACH OF OUR READERS CAN HEAR GRETA'S STORY AND HOPEFULLY BE INSPIRED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO BATTLE CLIMATE CHANGE THEMSELVES.
WHERE DID YOUR JOURNEY BEGIN?
YOU COULD SAY MY JOURNEY BEGAN ON THE DAY OF MY FIRST STRIKE OUTSIDE OF THE SWEDISH PARLIAMENT IN AUGUST LAST YEAR. AT FIRST MY PARENTS WERE AGAINST MY STRIKE, AS THEY DIDN'T WANT ME TO GET INTO TROUBLE. I WANTED TO STRIKE FOR THE CLIMATE UNTIL THE ELECTION DAY IN SWEDEN. I WANTED TO TRY AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE CRISIS I COULD SEE RIGHT INFRONT OF ME. INFRONT OF ALL OF US.
WHAT IS SOME ADVICE YOU WOULD GIVE TO OUR READERS?
I WOULD SAY MAKING SMALL INCREMENTAL CHANGES MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE. START BY SWAPPING OUT PLASTIC PRODUCTS AROUND YOUR HOMES, SUCH AS MAKING THE EASY SWITCH FROM BOTTLES OF LIQUID SOAP TO BARS. BY MAKING SUBTLE CHANGES DAY BY DAY, WE CAN ALL MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE AND PROTECT OUR BEAUTIFUL PLANET.
WHO INSPIRED YOU?
I WOULDN'T SAY I WAS INSPIRED BY ANYONE OR ANYTHING, I AM JUST VERY PASSIONATE. I WOULD SAY MY MAIN SOURCE OF INSPIRATION CAME FROM THE FACTS AND SCIENTIFIC STATISTICS THAT ALL OF THE IMPORTANT AND POWERFUL PEOPLE SEEMED TO BE IGNORING AROUND ME.
WHAT'S NEXT?
I AM TRAVELLING TO CLIMATE CONFERENCES IN THE USA. I AM HOPING TO ATTEND THESE AND STRIKE WITH SOME PEOPLE THERE. KEEP UP TO DATE WITH MY SCHEDULE BY FOLLOWING MY INSTAGRAM!
ANY FINAL THOUGHTS?
NO ONE IS TOO SMALL TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE,WHICH REMINDS ME- CHECK OUT MY NEW BOOK FOR ALL THE LATEST FACTS.
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