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Edinburgh TV Festival 2023
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Greta Thunberg

Climate Activist

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Greta Thunberg, 18, is a Swedish climate activist who started a school strike in front of the Swedish parliament in August 2018. Her solo protest has inspired millions of people to join school strikes for climate action all over the world since then. Greta has addressed decision-makers at UN climate summits in New York, Poland and Madrid, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, and in several national parliaments. In 2019 Time Magazine selected her as Person of the Year. Alongside being an activist, Greta is currently attending high school in Stockholm, Sweden.