Women Who Changed the World

Time Magazine’s Person of the Year (2019)

Greta Thunberg (Environmental Activist)

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BioData

• First Name(s): Greta Tintin Eleonora
• Mother’s Name: Ernman
• Surname: Thunberg
• DoB: 3 January 2003 (23)
• PoB: Stockholm, Sweden
• Height: Still growing
• Civil Status: Single, Sara Magdalena Ernman (mother/Opera Singer)
• Education:
• Occupation: Environmental Activist
• Years Active: 2018 – Present

Advocacies:

• Reduce Carbon Footprint by not flying.
• Adopt Vegetarianism.
• Climate Change

Awards & Recognitions:

• Sweish Women’s Educational Association’s Swedish Woman of the Year (2019)
• Amnesty International’s Ambassador of Conscience Award for the climate movement leadership
• Time Magazine’s Person of the Year (2019)
• A new species of rain frog discovered in Panama in 2018 was named after Greta Thunberg.  The naming of the new species was auctioned off and the winner decided to name it Pristimantis gretathunbergae in honour of Greta’s environmental advocacies.

 

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Facts & Factoids:

• She gave a speech at the 2018 United Nation Climate Change Conference.
• She suffers from Asperger syndrome, OCD and Selected mutism.
• She was only eight years old when she became aware of climate change and was perturbed that nothing was being done about it.
• 24 July 2020 Update: Greta will be donating the €1,000,000 prize money, part of her Humanitarian Award, to climate groups.  Watta Girl!