Climate change memes rule social media boosting awareness among youth

Apart from protests against climate change and school strikes, initiated by Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, around world, people have started creating memes to raise awareness among youngsters. Several social media accounts have mushroomed that share memes on issue of climate change. re have been questions wher it is a valid form of protest but mess of ‘climate change is real’ has been able to make its way. 

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Concern around climate change

Instagram accounts like sustainabili.teens, climemechange, and climatememes420 share memes on a daily basis that reached to thousands of followers in form of posts and Instagram stories. climemechange, with more than 46,000 followers, share hilarious memes which directly or indirectly propagating concern around climate change. When Greta Thunberg gave US President Donald Trump what netizens called ‘death stare’ at United Nations hequarters, social media exploded with memes. Climemechange instantly shared a meme with caption “Caring deeply for well being of humanity doesn't mean you have to actually *like people*”.

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Teenrs like Thunberg and Ridhima Pandey leing from front

During 74th session of United National General Assembly (UNGA), Thunberg, 16-year-old climate activist, drew attention of people across all groups when she gave an aggressive speech on climate change. She also filed a complaint, along with 15 children, to protest lack of government action on climate crisis. Ridhima Pandey, a native of Haridwar, India, was also among complainants. Pandey h also filed a petition in 2017 to National Green Tribunal (NGT) against government for failing to take action on climate change.

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campaign continues

Thunberg has t stopped after powerful speech at UN and led a march in Montreal, Cana on September 28 that was part of a wave of global "climate strikes. She also met Canian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to register her concern. However, later, Thunberg told a news conference that Trudeau is "t doing eugh" to curb greenhouse gases responsible for global warming. growing involvement of youth and teenrs have been equally met by memes in increasing its reach.

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