My generation, and those coming after, are the future. We deserve to be fought for. We deserve climate justice, social justice and equity.
GRETA THUNBERGThis 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.
More Greta Thunberg Quotes
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The real power belongs to the people.
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All we have to do is to wake up and change.
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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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In this election, you vote for the future living conditions of mankind.
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Those of us who are still children can’t change what you do now once we’re old enough to do something about it.
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This fight hasn’t yet been won. So save your celebrations and congratulations and support women on the frontlines of society worldwide.
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I think weakness, in a way, can be also needed because we don’t have to be the loudest, we don’t have to take up the most amount of space, and we don’t have to earn the most money… We need to care about each other more.
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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 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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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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The fight for a future doesn’t end here – this is just the beginning.
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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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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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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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I think in many ways that we autistic are the normal ones and the rest of the people are pretty strange.
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Humanity is a civilisation in the middle of the ocean, and we are right now setting fire to our boat”
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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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The eyes of future generations are upon you. No more excuses.
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But the real hope comes from the people. And it all starts with awareness.
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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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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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The fight is not over yet. The fight is only over when the people say it’s over.
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Well, I am telling you there is hope. I have seen it. But it does not come from governments or corporations. It comes from the people.
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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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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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You say that you love your children above everything else. And yet you are stealing their future.
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