Published 22:48 IST, October 4th 2019
Greta Thunberg is taking the call for climate action to Iowa city
The 16-year-old environment activist, Greta Thunberg will take her campaign demanding immediate action on climate by the leaders to Iowa city on October 4
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16-year-old environment activist, Greta Thunberg will take her campaign demanding immediate action on climate to Iowa city on October 4. strike for climate of Fridays was started as a lonely vigil outside Swedish parliament in 2018, has turned in to a global campaign with thousands of students missing ir school on Friday's to rally against escalating climate emergency. Thunberg recently dressed world leers in 74th United Nations General Assembly Summit in New York.
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Iowa city students feel houred
Students of Iowa city also said that Thunberg's visit is a testament to ir efforts to demand climate change action from local leers. students are houred and will continue ir efforts until political as well as educational leers take drastic action and plan to deal with planet's temperature rising every day. activists for climate in city have demanded local institutions to employ entire 100 per cent renewable energy by 2030 and to stop or operations along with ones at University of Iowa which have a coal-burning plant.
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Greta Thunberg at UN
16-year-old Swedish Climate activist gave a scorching speech at UN on September 30. She did t try to be nice when she confronted world leers since she attacked industrial capitalism and its ethos of politics after which she became subject of bullying. She was reportedly accused of emotionality, hysteria and was given or stereotypical feminine labels that are tritionally used to silence women's public speech. Many netizens defend Thunberg while pointing out inherent hypocrisy. Actor Jason Mamoa also dressed United Nations also delivered a powerful speech on behalf of island nations. After his six-minute speech, netizens point out difference between how Hawaii-born actor's speech has been received to way Greta Thunberg's activism has.
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20:07 IST, October 4th 2019