She has joined international “climate strikes,” planted trees in her hometown in southern China, Guilin, and mounted a flurry of one-woman protests. “Everyone should realise that the climate crisis is already the biggest existential crisis facing mankind,” she said. She decided instead to postpone the idea of college altogether and has devoted herself to independently studying the science of climate change. “I feel that Greta’s knowledge of the climate crisis and her deep understanding and care for the world is something that I do not have yet,” she said. When she tried to volunteer at the annual summit of the China Youth Climate Action Network in Shenzhen last year, organizers turned her away.

Source: bd News24 December 05, 2020 05:37 UTC