Thunberg

Thunberg refers to Greta Thunberg, the Swedish climate activist who gained international attention as a teenager for her school strikes and blunt speeches demanding action on climate change.

Her name has become shorthand for youth climate activism: She's the Thunberg of her generation.

To pull a Thunberg is to confront powerful institutions with uncomfortable truths.

activism

demonstration

Public display of opinion

walkout · sit-in · advocacy · mobilization · solidarity

Greta

Asperger's

Autism without speech delay

  • DavosSwiss economic summit site
Opposites
climate activism stance

Thunbergclimate denier

One rejecting greenhouse theory

Donald Trump · Jair Bolsonaro · climate skeptic · fossil fuel industry

generational/establishment position

Thunbergcoal baron

Wealthy fuel mine owner

Rupert Murdoch · old guard · business as usual

rhetorical approach to power

Thunbergapologist

Defender of a cause

incrementalist · greenwasher

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