Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg chastised world leaders Monday, Sep. 23, for failing younger generations by not taking sufficient steps to stop climate change.
Greta Thunberg skipped her lessons to encourage politicians to act on climate change. Just a few months after students all over the world started walking out of their classrooms in the name of climate change.
In certain countries, attempting to protect the environment can be a death sentence. This year has seen the deaths of 185 environmental defenders worldwide.