19-year-old activist warns world faces ‘total natural catastrophe’ unless citizens take urgent action
The 19-year-old activist led chants of “climate … justice” after delivering a rousing speech from the Pyramid stage which painted an apocalyptic picture of the future of the planet.
Thunberg was introduced on stage by the Glastonbury co-organiser Emily Eavis, who described the Swedish teenager as “the most inspiring speaker of this generation”. She said it was time for society to start “creating hope” rather than waiting for it to arrive: “Hope is not something that is given to you. It is something you have to earn, to create. It cannot be gained passively from standing by passively and waiting for someone else to do something.“It is taking action. It is stepping outside your comfort zone.
She added: “These crises are the biggest story in the world. And it must be spoken as far and as wide as possible, as far as our voices can carry and even further still.
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