Greta Thunberg has blasted world leaders who only want selfies with her to 'look good' and alleged they have betrayed future generations on climate change. The 17-year-old has claimed that Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, had queued up to have a 'selfie' with her at the UN climate change summit in September. As part of a series she has made about her campaigning for Swedish radio, Thunberg criticised the behaviour of high-ranking figures at the New York summit. They can post it on social media and it makes them look good, it makes them seem like they care.' Thunberg came to international fame after the UN climate change summit in New York in September 2019 (left).

Source: Daily Mail June 27, 2020 19:51 UTC