Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg addresses supporters and journalists. Picture: GETTY IMAGES/HORACIO VILLALOBOS
The quietly spoken 16-year-old, who has become the global face of public anger over climate change, has already emerged as the star of the two-week talks, even before addressing the gathering. In just over a year, Thunberg has inspired younger protesters in a global movement demanding action to slow the atmospheric warming that climate scientists say could ultimately endanger the survival of industrial societies.
The Swede reached Chamartin train station in the Spanish capital on the night train Lusitania, completing a low-carbon expedition, including a 21-day catamaran voyage across the Atlantic, to reach the conference, originally planned in Santiago, Chile.
Stop giving her attention! She is only starving for attention. 'But Steve she has a mental condition called Aspergers Syndrome' Yeah, I have it too and she is giving us a bad name.
Why travel at all? That equates to zero carbon.
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