Humanity is a civilisation in the middle of the ocean, and we are right now setting fire to our boat”
GRETA THUNBERGI wonder, what will you tell your children was the reason to fail and leave them facing the climate chaos you knowingly brought upon them?
More Greta Thunberg Quotes
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Sometimes NOT doing things – like just sitting down outside the parliament – speaks much louder than doing things. Just like a whisper sometimes is louder than shouting.
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We understand that the world is very complex and that change doesn’t happen overnight. But you’ve now had more than three decades of blah blah blah. How many more do you need?
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We live in a strange world, where we think we can buy or build our way out of a crisis that has been created by buying and building things. Where a football game or a film gala gets more media attention than the biggest crisis humanity has ever faced.
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The fight is not over yet. The fight is only over when the people say it’s over.
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People keep doing what they do because the vast majority doesn’t have a clue about the consequences of our everyday life. And they don’t know the rapid changes required.
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All we have to do is to wake up and change.
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There are no climate leaders. The only ones who can change this are you and me. All of us, together.
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This climate law is surrender – because nature doesn’t bargain and you cannot make ”deals” with physics. And we will not allow you to surrender on our future.
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You need to listen to us, us who cannot vote. You need to vote for us, for your children and grandchildren. What we are doing now can soon no longer be undone.
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But the real hope comes from the people. And it all starts with awareness.
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We can’t call for climate justice while advocating for policies and phase-out-dates based on targets that exclude aspect of equity and historic emissions.
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You say that you love your children above everything else. And yet you are stealing their future.
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In case you’re still wondering why there’s no real change in sight… We can’t solve a crisis unless we treat it like a crisis.
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The changes needed to safeguard future living conditions for all species won’t come from governments or businesses. It will come from best available science and public opinion. So its unto us. Spread the science.
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what we women want today – and every day- is fundamental equal rights, not congratulations or celebrations.
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