Published 17:21 IST, September 18th 2019

Greta Thunberg meets Obama and appeared on 'The Daily Show' in US

Greta Thunberg met with the former President of the United States, Barack Obama after making an appearance on 'The Daily Show' to talk about climate change.

Reported by: Aanchal Nigam
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Greta Thunberg, teen activist protesting for environmental conditions has a hectic schedule over her trip to United States. global climate protester me her appearance on “ Daily Show” on September 12. She talked about what is one thing that can people change in order to mitigate climate change with host, Trevor ah. Later, Thunberg met with former President of United States, Barack Obama on September 17. She learned how to fist-bump with him and former US President called her “planet's greatest vocates”.

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Barack Obama appreciated Thunberg's effort to fight climate change at of "just 16", stating that she has recognised that her generation will have to bear brunt of drastic climate change. former  US president also said that Greta Thunberg is t afraid to initiate real work in order to push for change and he also believed that her vision is similar to what is being practiced by Obama Foundation. He furr said that future is shaped by leers like Greta Thunberg. 16-year old replied by saying that it was "great talking" to Obama. 

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Greta Thunberg came to United State in late August after her 14-day voy across Atlantic on a zero-emissions sailboat, as teenr has refused to take planes. She met with school strikers and United Nations officials in New York. In Washington, Thunberg has protested outside White House and also received an award from Amnesty International. She is also scheduled to give an dress to members of Congress. On September 20, Thunberg will le a rally in New York, before United Nations summit on climate action. In solidarity with her, hundreds of thousands with her among nearly 150 countries have taken an initiative to walk out of school with her. 

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14:22 IST, September 18th 2019