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School strike week 100!
100 weeks ago I never would have believed that I’d still be doing this today...

Since then, a lot has happened. Many millions have taken to the streets to continue the decades-long and never-ending fight for climate- and environmental justice. 1/4 ImageImageImageImage
But since then, the world has also emitted over 80Gt of CO2.
We have lost yet another 2 crucial years to inaction, and the climate- and ecological crisis has still never once been treated as a crisis. The changes and level of awareness needed are still nowhere in sight. 2/4
These are historical times, what we do or don’t do right now will define the rest of our lives as well as the lives of our children and grandchildren. So spend your time wisely. 3/4
We all have a role to play, but the bigger your platform the bigger your responsibility. And the bigger your carbon footprint the bigger your moral duty.
It’s time to #FaceTheClimateEmergency
And remember; no one is too small to make a difference
#fridaysforfuture #StayAtHome 4/4

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More from @GretaThunberg

Mar 22
Week 292. Today we are several people and groups protesting in Sundsvall, Sweden, outside SCA’s AGM. Forestry is Sweden's single largest emitter of greenhouse gases, and the main driving factor behind loss of habitat and species. 1/12
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SCA is Europe’s largest private forest owner, and we are demanding an end to their systematic clearcutting of irreplaceable natural forests with high importance for climate and biodiversity. After the demonstration, some of us went inside the AGM to demand accountability. 2/12
SCAs forestry is built on systematically expanding into the last remaining natural forests, forests whose conditions are vital for many species and which have stored carbon for up to thousands of years and thus both slow down and act as protection against the climate crisis. 3/12
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Mar 11
Right now young people are blocking the Swedish parliament to draw attention to that the climate crisis and underlying social injustices are killing people, and the situation is only getting worse.
We've had enough of those in power not listening to the science and our voices 1/6
Instead of ensuring an immediate and just transition, they choose to continue exacerbating the climate crisis and silencing activists, scientists and the most affected. A group of scientists is also on site to show their support and show that our demands are in line with science 2/6
This action is a resistance to the continuation of this deadly, unjust system. The richest consume enormous amounts of resources, at the expense of large parts of the world's population not even having their basic needs met 3/6
Read 7 tweets
Feb 2
Week 285. Today we are unable to have a climate strike. I’m one of 5 activists in a trial in London for peacefully protesting against an oil conference in October. The demonstration aimed to highlight the terrible consequence of the everyday business of fossil corporations.
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These companies are destabilising the biosphere and climate, the life-supporting systems we all depend on to survive. They have displaced and destroyed countless people's lives and livelihoods. We don’t have the laws to keep the carbon in the ground and ensure safe lives for present and future generations.
Even though we are the ones standing here, and climate-, environmental- and human rights activists all over the world are being targeted for their activism, prosecuted, sometimes convicted and given legal penalties for acting in line with science, we must remember who the real enemy is.
Read 4 tweets
Oct 20, 2023
Week 270. Today we strike in solidarity with Palestine and Gaza. The world needs to speak up and call for an immediate ceasefire, justice and freedom for Palestinians and all civilians affected.

#FreePalestine #IStandWithPalestine #StandWithGaza #FridaysForFuture
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It has come to my knowledge that the stuffed animal shown in my earlier post can be interpreted as a symbol for antisemitism, which I was completely unaware of. The toy in the picture is a tool often used by autistic people as a way to communicate feelings.

We are of course against any type of discrimination, and condemn antisemitism in all forms and shapes. This is non-negotiable. That is why I deleted the last post.
Here are some accounts where you can find information on how you can help:
@medicalaidpal
@palyouthmvmt
@jvplive
@btsisrael
@adalahjustice
@cfpeace
@ifnotnoworg
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Aug 18, 2023
Week 261. Now marks 5 years since the first school strike for the climate. For 5 years, every week we've demanded climate justice. Some Fridays we've been millions flooding the streets of the world, other Fridays we've been a few dozen braving the cold outside our Parliaments. 🧵 Image
Even if we've shown time and time again that we're millions around the world who demand change, the world isn't moving in the right direction. Our GHG emissions are still going up. We are rapidly approaching planetary tipping points at faster rates than previously expected.
We desperately need radical climate action to save what can still be saved and limit as much as possible of the disastrous effects of the climate crisis that people are already experiencing. Too much is at stake, which is why we have to continue – there is simply no other option.
Read 5 tweets
Jun 9, 2023
School strike week 251. Today, I graduate from school, which means I’ll no longer be able to school strike for the climate. This is then the last school strike for me, so I guess I have to write something on this day.
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When I started striking in 2018 I could never have expected that it would lead to anything. After striking every day for three weeks, we were a small group of children who decided to continue doing this every Friday. And we did, which is how Fridays For Future was formed.
Some more people joined, and quite suddenly this was a global movement growing every day. During 2019, millions of youth striked from school for the climate, flooding the streets in over 180 countries. When the pandemic started, we had to find new ways to protest.
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