You Are Stealing Our Future: Greta Thunberg, 15, Condemns the World’s Inaction on Climate Change

Imagine that, being told by a fifteen year old that you're not mature enough to do what's unpopular, to do the right thing: to make the hard decisions. Damn. Our world needs more people like her.

“The suffering of the many, pays for the luxury of the few”

"You've run out of excuses and weve run out of time" WHAT AN ICON

"you say you love your children above all else, and yet you're stealing their future from their very eyes"

This actually drove me to tears. It's strange how touching it is to watch a 15 year old talk plain about things all the adults and leaders should be talking about

GRETA THUNBERG: My name is Greta Thunberg. I am 15 years old, and I’m from Sweden. I speak on behalf of Climate Justice Now! Many people say that Sweden is just a small country, and it doesn’t matter what we do. But I’ve learned that you are never too small to make a difference. And if a few children can get headlines all over the world just by not going to school, then imagine what we could all do together if we really wanted to. But to do that, we have to speak clearly, no matter how uncomfortable that may be. You only speak of green eternal economic growth because you are too scared of being unpopular. You only talk about moving forward with the same bad ideas that got us into this mess, even when the only sensible thing to do is pull the emergency brake. You are not mature enough to tell it like it is. Even that burden you leave to us children. But I don’t care about being popular. I care about climate justice and the living planet. Our civilization is being sacrificed for the opportunity of a very small number of people to continue making enormous amounts of money. Our biosphere is being sacrificed so that rich people in countries like mine can live in luxury. It is the sufferings of the many which pay for the luxuries of the few. The year 2078, I will celebrate my 75th birthday. If I have children, maybe they will spend that day with me. Maybe they will ask me about you. Maybe they will ask why you didn’t do anything while there still was time to act. You say you love your children above all else, and yet you are stealing their future in front of their very eyes. Until you start focusing on what needs to be done, rather than what is politically possible, there is no hope. We cannot solve a crisis without treating it as a crisis. We need to keep the fossil fuels in the ground, and we need to focus on equity. And if solutions within the system are so impossible to find, then maybe we should change the system itself. We have not come here to beg world leaders to care. You have ignored us in the past, and you will ignore us again. We have run out of excuses, and we are running out of time. We have come here to let you know that change is coming, whether you like it or not. The real power belongs to the people. Thank you.

"You say you love children above all else, and yet you're stealing their future in front of their very eyes."

her tone of speaking is so chilling. She’s not loud, she’s not beaming with charisma, she’s spitting facts in such a monotonous voice it makes you listen more. Wild

"We have not come here to beg world leaders to care."

"Even when the only sensible thing to do is pull the emergency brake" . This girl gives me the chills.

"It's the suffering of many that pay for the luxury of a few"

''We have come here to let you know that change is coming whether you like it or not, the real power belongs to the people " Thank you.

"you are not mature enough", that's it

OMG there could never be a more clear definition of the climate crisis. It is so sad that we do not have adults in the room who have the means to make the changes necessary.

Her best speech. The system can't solve it as long as it is based on 'production for profit'.

If adult A say this to other adults, A will be politically silenced.

omg, that young lady is INTENSE. I wish I had half her backbone, damn! That is the kind of leader we need in these times.

Trump's answer to global warming is it doesn't matter because he won't be here.

Being Swedish I am ashamed of how people can use a teen like this for extremist environmentalist crap like this. I am.ashamed we dont have laws that gives the police the right to take her to school where she belongs.

When meeting foes in a fight,better is stout heart than sharp sword.