Greta Thunberg: climate activism has made her 'very happy', says father
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12/30/19
The Guardian
Greta Thunberg: climate activism has made her 'very happy', says father
Martin Farrer 6 hrs ago
Greta Thunbergs father has opened up about how activism helped his daughter out of depression but still worries about how she will deal with the impact of her international fame.
Speaking to the BBC to mark his daughters guest-editing slot on the Today programme, Svante Thunberg revealed he thought it was a bad idea for Greta to stage the school strike that catapulted her into the public eye.
The programme also featured a discussion between Greta Thunberg and the veteran naturalist Sir David Attenborough, in which the latter praises the teenager for raising awareness of the climate crisis.
She had achieved things that many of us who have been working on it for 20-odd years have failed to achieve that is you have aroused the world, said Sir David, adding that she was the main reason climate was discussed during the British election campaign.
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