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Who is Greta Thunberg?
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One day in late August 2018, Greta Thunberg took up position outside Sweden’s Parliament for the first time. She held a simple sign, black letters on a whiteboard, that said “School Strike for Climate.” “It felt like I was the only one who cared about the climate and the ecological crisis,” she told the BBC. The 15-year-old was by herself, but not for long. Within a year, her school strike, carried on through all weather, had inspired millions of young people around the world to take to the streets and demand action on climate change.
As thousands of students again protest in major global cities, here’s a look at what we know about the teenager who started it all.