Greta Thunberg

Between drought, bushfires, elections & politics Georgie Dent reflects on 2019 and sees causes for despair but identifies pockets of hope too.

News yesterday that Thunberg had claimed ‘Time Person of the Year’ — an acknowledgement Trump was clearly hoping for himself– sent him into a spin.

Swedish schoolgirl Greta Thunberg has become the youngest person ever to be named TIME Person of the Year, since the tradition started in 1927.

Climate change is shaping as a likely topic of conversation at the family dinner table this Christmas. We can learn much from Greta Thunberg.

Why the angst about a passionate young woman who is trying to effect positive change? The answer is waning privilege syndrome.

The bullying of Thunberg by conservative middle-aged men has taken on a grim, almost hysterical edge, writes Camilla Nelson.

Scott Morrison, Boris Johnson and Donald Trump have faced very different questions this week, but all three have resorted to clutching at straws

Morrison warned that we should “caution against raising the anxieties of children in our country” when addressing the threat of climate change.

Greta Thunberg has slammed world leaders for their failure to act on the climate crisis, calling them out for their “betrayal” of young people.

And so it begins. There are 110 towns and cities taking part in the Global Strike 4 Climate, with thousands already gathering in capital cities. 

Climate activist Greta Thunberg delivered this speech in the US Congress, urging politicians to look to the sacrifices of civil rights activists.

Climate change is not fair. It has disproportionate impacts on those of us who are especially vulnerable: children and particularly girls.