Climate Change has become one of the biggest issues of concern the world over and the future generations are thankfully waking up to its impact on our planet. In an extremely impassioned speech, young activist Greta Thunberg repeatedly asked the world leaders, “How dare you?” at UN's Climate Action Summit in New York. The 16-year-old climate crusader was hailed for her speech by Priyanka Chopra Jonas even though she was snubbed by US President Donald Trump in a tweet.
In an equally moving post, Priyanka who is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador herself wrote, “How dare we fail you... And what audacity we have to not want to help you save what's left? Thank you @gretathunberg for giving us the much-needed punch in the face, for bringing your generation together and showing us that we need to know better, do more to save what is most critical. At the end of the day, we only have this one planet. #howdareyou.” She also shared glimpses of Greta’s speech on social media.
Greta’s speech has taken the internet by storm. Several celebrities including Alia Bhatt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kajol and several others have come out in support of her. Sonam retweeted her speech on Twitter.Watch Greta’s full speech below as well as the celebs’ post for her.
“Right here, right now is where we draw the line. The world is waking up. And change is coming, whether you like it or not.”
My full speech in United Nations General Assembly. #howdareyou https://t.co/eKZXDqTAcP— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) September 23, 2019
Listen. Learn. Think. Act!!! https://t.co/UG9A0YBMne
— Alia Bhatt (@aliaa08) September 24, 2019
I have no words..... such an impactful speech by the young climate activist @GretaThunberg. It's about time we start listening and acting. As she rightly said 'Change is coming, whether you like it or not'!! https://t.co/tPSB9K8vmE
— Kajol (@itsKajolD) September 24, 2019
Earlier on Monday, when President Trump briefly attended the Climate Summit when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was speaking at the event took a sarcastic jibe at Greta and called her a “very happy young girl”. Interestingly, a video of Greta staring at President Trump with an extremely angry look at the Climate Summit has taken the internet by storm and is going viral.
Greta is from Sweden and traveled for two weeks on a solar-powered sailboat to reach the United States. At the Summit she is joined by millions of young crusaders for a climate strike that she started in New York.
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