16-year-old Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg has been named Time’s Person of the Year for 2019.
The magazine said that Thunberg was awarded the honor after she “began a global movement by skipping school.”
“Starting in August 2018, she spent her days camped out in front of the Swedish Parliament, holding a sign painted in black letters on a white background that read Skolstrejk för klimatet: ‘School Strike for Climate.'”
Thunberg said she was “a bit surprised” to be given the award, according to the Associated Press.
The global strike movement has picked up steam since, with Thunberg inspiring school children around the world to strike on Fridays, calling on their governments to take action to address climate change.
Greta Thunberg – Speech, Quotes & Activism – Biography
