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Greta Thunberg to U.N. climate summit: 'you have stolen my dreams'

Published 09/23/2019, 11:41 AM
Updated 09/23/2019, 11:41 AM
© Reuters. 16-year-old Swedish Climate activist Greta Thunberg speaks at the 2019 United Nations Climate Action Summit at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S.

© Reuters. 16-year-old Swedish Climate activist Greta Thunberg speaks at the 2019 United Nations Climate Action Summit at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg told world leaders at the opening of a United Nations conference on Monday that they had stolen her childhood with "empty words."

© Reuters. 16-year-old Swedish Climate activist Greta Thunberg speaks at the 2019 United Nations Climate Action Summit at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S.

"You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words," Thunberg said at a U.N. climate change summit, admonishing adults for not doing enough to protect the environment.

Latest comments

Al Gore said we would all be under water by 2014.
yes let's shift national policy when high school girls say so.
who is this little maniac to talk about serious things?
humans Stop reproducing time to stop polluting the environment
Oh Pleaseeeeee more youth drama.
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