Greta Thunberg is a young Swedish activist who is using her voice to speak out on solutions to slow down climate change. She became well-known after she protested outside the Swedish parliament in 2018, when she was just 15 years old. She went on strike to pressure the government to meet carbon emissions targets.

Today, Thunberg continues to inspire young people around the world to make a change in their daily lives and find a solution to the climate change crisis. In December 2018, more than 20,000 skipped school to protest climate change. A year later, she received the first of three Nobel Peace Prize nominations for her climate activism.

A year later, Thunberg attended a UN climate conference in New York where she told world leaders they were not doing enough to slow down climate change.

"You all come to us young people for hope. How dare you? You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words," she said.

Thunberg has received both praise and criticism for her passionate activism. Broadcaster and naturalist, Sir David Attenborough, told her she has achieved things many others have failed to do.

"You have aroused the world. I'm very grateful to you,” he said.

Former President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have both been critical of Thunberg’s efforts. Putin described her as a "kind but poorly informed teenager".

Thunberg suffers from Asperger syndrome, a developmental disorder, but has described her disorder as a “gift”. Her mother, Malena Ernman, is an opera singer and former Eurovision Song Contest participant and her father, Svante Thunberg, is an actor and a descendant of the scientist who created a model of the greenhouse effect.

Thunberg continues to speak out against the climate crisis and her activism has inspired scientists around the world to take action.