Greta Thunberg backs climate general strike to force leaders to act.

Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish environmental activist, has given her support for a general strike for the climate, saying the student movement she inspired needs more support from older generations to ensure politicians keep their promises under the Paris agreement.

Greta Thunberg (second from right), with others on the
 panel, the director of the documentary, 'Age of Stupid',
Fiona Armstrong (left), Anna Taylor from Britain's Student
Climate Movement, and Caroline Lucas, an MP from
Britain's Green Party.

Speaking at a public event in London as Extinction Rebellion protests continued in the capital, the initiator of the school strike for climate movement was typically frank about the scale of the problem the world faces and the impact her campaign has made. “People are slowly becoming more aware, but emissions continue to rise. We can’t focus on small things. Basically, nothing has changed,” she said.

At several points, she stressed the need for the protests to spread. “This is not just young people being sick of politicians. It’s an existential crisis,” Thunberg said. “It is something that will affect the future of our civilisation. It’s not just a movement. It’s a crisis and we must take action accordingly.”

Read the story from The Guardian by Jonathon Watts -  “Greta Thunberg backs climate general strike to force leaders to act.”