GRETA THUNBERG: como ella creo No necesitamos premios, necesitamso ideas y acciones.
'The climate doesn't need awards': Greta Thunberg declines environmental prize
The teen activist implored politicians and people in power to ‘listen to the best available science’ in an Instagram post
The Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has
refused to accept an environmental award, saying the climate movement
needed people in power to start to “listen” to “science” and not awards.
The young climate activist, who has rallied millions to her “Fridays for Future” movement, was honoured at a Stockholm ceremony held by the Nordic Council, a regional body for inter-parliamentary cooperation.
She had been nominated for her efforts by both Sweden and Norway and won the organisation’s annual environment prize.
But after it was announced, a representative for Thunberg told the
audience that she would not accept the award or the prize sum of 350,000
Danish kroner (about $52,000 or €46,800), the TT news agency reported.The young climate activist, who has rallied millions to her “Fridays for Future” movement, was honoured at a Stockholm ceremony held by the Nordic Council, a regional body for inter-parliamentary cooperation.
She had been nominated for her efforts by both Sweden and Norway and won the organisation’s annual environment prize.
She addressed the decision in a post on Instagram from the United States.
“The climate movement does not need any more awards,” she wrote.
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