Greta Thunberg reflects on three years of climate activism

I shared an optimistic take on the IPCC report that warned 'code red for humanity' in SciShow says 'There’s Hope in the Latest Climate Report'. For a more pessimistic perspective, I turn to Greta Thunberg, who Now This News profiled in 3 Years After Greta Thunberg's First 'School Strike for Climate'.

Three years ago today, a 15-year-old girl named Greta Thunberg skipped school as part of a climate strike outside the Swedish parliament. Since then, Thunberg has become one of the most recognizable climate activists in the world, and her 'School Strike for Climate' has grown into a global movement. Listen to Thunberg reflect on her legacy thus far.

Medhi Hasan also interviewed Thunberg Greta Thunberg On Three Years Of Climate Protests on MSNBC.

It's been three years since Greta Thunberg first sat alone outside the Swedish Parliament to call for action on climate change. Now the young activist has become a global voice, continuing to hold world leaders to account on global warming. Six months after President Biden took office, is he doing enough? “This administration is not ready to act as seriously as we need, unfortunately,” Greta Thunberg tells NBC’s Mehdi Hasan.

She's probably right. The Biden Administration may not be doing enough to stop climate change. However, Biden's plan for half of vehicles sold in the U.S. to be electric by 2030 strikes me as a big step in the right direction, along with all the rest of the administration's proposals for energy, infrastructure, and transportation. Politics is the art of the possible, and right now, that's what's possible. It may not be enough, but it's better than nothing and a lot better than the active sabotaging of environmental protection that took place under The Former Guy's Administration.

That written, I encourage Thunberg and her youthful followers to continue to raise people's awareness and prompt action on the climate. Doing so will change what is possible.