Greta Thunberg wins the Right Livelihood Award for Climate Action

Teen environment activist, Greta Thunberg has won Right Livelihood Award, also kwn as 'Alternative ble Prize' along with three ors. organization that hors and supports courous people for solving global problems awarded Thunberg for her role efforts in inspiring and amplifying political demands for urgent climate action reflecting scientific facts. organization furr said that 16-year-old personifies tion that everyone has power to create change. Thunberg has set her example to empower people from all walks of life to demand political action. Or awardees are Aminatou Haider, Guo Jianmei, and Davi Kopenawa.

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Right Livelihood Award

prize was founded by a Swedish-German philanthropist, Jacob von Uexkull in 1980 to hour efforts of people making a huge difference in society. Uexell also felt that se awardees are sometimes igred by bel Prizes. Each winner will also receive 1 million kror or $103,000. executive director of organization, Ole von Uexell said that y hour four practical visionaries whose leership has empowered millions of people around globe to defend ir inalienable rights and to strive for a better future on our planet.

award ceremony is planned on December 4 in Stockholm, which is a week before ble Prizes will be handed out. This year, international jury h considered 142 minations from 59 countries. 

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As reported by an international ncy, Greta Thunberg said in a statement that whenever she receives an award, it is t she who is winner. Thunberg believes that she is a part of a global movement of school children, youth, as well as ults who have taken an affirmative to defend planet we live in. According to teen activist, this hour is a huge recognition for 'Fridays For Future' and climate strike movement.

Fridays For Future was a movement started by Thunberg on August 20, 2018, in order to urge Global leers to take action on tackling climate emergency in world.

In her speech at United Nations climate action summit on September 23, Thunberg said “How dare you” to leers who according to her are failing this generation by talking about money while world is on verge of mass extinction.

Or winners of Right Livelihood Award include Davi Kopenawa indigeus leer and spokesperson for  Yamami tribes for his courous determination to protect forests and biodiversity of Amazon. Chinese lawyer, Guo is awarded prize for her outstanding and persistent work in securing women's rights. Aminatou Haidar, Moroccan activist is recognized for her stefast nviolent action in Western Sahara. 

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