Greta Thunberg, the teen behind climate strikes, hits back at Andrew Bolt column

Greta Thunberg speaks at a "Fridays for
 Future" protest in Berlin on July 19.

Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg has hit back after being called the "deeply disturbed messiah of the global warming movement" in an Australian newspaper column.

The 16-year-old says what disturbs her is children being attacked for acting on the science of climate change.

Here's the background of how Ms Thunberg came to prominence and why some haven't welcomed her message.

Read the story from the ABC News by Michael Collett - “Greta Thunberg, the teen behind climate strikes, hits back at Andrew Bolt column.”