Greta Thunberg

'We are in the beginning of a mass extinction. And all you can talk about is money and fairy tales of eternal economic growth. How dare you!'

"Nowhere have I found anyone in power who dares to tell it like it is, because no matter where you are, even that burden they leave to us, us teenagers, us children."

The climate strikes are expected to occur in more than 150 countries. You do not need to be a student—or a young person, for that matter—to join in the movement.