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.
GRETA THUNBERGHumanity is a civilisation in the middle of the ocean, and we are right now setting fire to our boat”
More Greta Thunberg Quotes
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The real power belongs to the people.
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Our relationship with nature is broken. But relationships can change. When we protect nature – we are nature protecting itself.
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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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That we live in a post-truth society today, and that we don’t care, that we have lost empathy. We have stopped caring for each other in a way. We have stopped thinking long-term and sustainable. And that’s something that goes much deeper than just climate crisis deniers.
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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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The fight is not over yet. The fight is only over when the people say it’s over.
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Hope doesn’t come from words. Hope only comes from actions.
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We have not come here to beg world leaders to care. You have ignored us in the past and you will ignore us again. You’ve run out of excuses and we’re running out of time. We’ve come here to let you know that change is coming whether you like it or not.
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We children are doing this to wake the adults up. We children are doing this for you to put your differences aside and start acting as you would in a crisis. We children are doing this because we want our hopes and dreams back.
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I wonder, what will you tell your children was the reason to fail and leave them facing the climate chaos you knowingly brought upon them?
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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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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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The time has come to voice our fears and be honest with wider society.
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The eyes of future generations are upon you. No more excuses.
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The fight for a future doesn’t end here – this is just the beginning.
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