* Greta Thunberg - The Climate Book and other works (5 books)

GRETA THUNBERG (b. 2003) is a Swedish environmental activist who is known for challenging world leaders to take immediate action for climate change mitigation.

Thunberg's climate activism began when she persuaded her parents to adopt lifestyle choices that reduced her family's carbon footprint.  At age 15, Thunberg began skipping school on 20 August 2018, vowing to remain out of school until after the national Swedish election in an attempt to influence the outcome.  She protested outside the Swedish Parliament where she called for stronger action on climate change by holding up a Skolstrejk för klimatet (School Strike for Climate) sign and handing out informational flyers.  After the election, Thunberg spoke in front of her supporters, telling them to use their phones to film her.  She then said that she would continuing school striking for the climate every Friday until Sweden was in compliance with the 2015 Paris climate agreement.  Thunberg's youth and blunt speaking manner fueled her meteoric rise to global icon status.

After Thunberg addressed the 2018 United Nations Climate Change Conference, weekly student climate strike protests took place on Fridays around the world.  In 2019, multiple coordinated multi-city protests involved over a million students each.  To avoid carbon-intensive flying, Thunberg sailed on a carbon-free yacht from Plymouth, England, to New York City where she attended and addressed the 2019 UN Climate Action Summit.  In her speech, Thunberg scolded the world's leaders by exclaiming "How dare you" in reference to their perceived indifference and inaction to the climate crisis.  Her admonishment made worldwide headlines.

Thunberg's influence on the world stage has been described by The Guardian and other media outlets as the "Greta effect".  She has received numerous honours and awards, including an honorary Fellowship of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, inclusion in Time's 100 most influential people, and multiple nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize.

OUR HOUSE IS ON FIRE: SCENES OF A FAMILY AND A PLANET IN CRISIS (2020) is told through the voice of Thunberg's mother, the celebrated opera singer Malena Ernman, with the assistance of her father, Svante Thunberg, and sisters Greta and Beata.  It details Greta's background and family life before she started her school strike climate campaign, as well as her diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome.

In I KNOW THIS TO BE TRUE: ON TRUTH, COURAGE, AND SAVING OUR PLANET (2020), Thunberg discusses the irrefutable facts surrounding climate change, the need to hold political figures and lawmakers accountable, and why every person has the power to make a difference.

NO ONE IS TOO SMALL TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE (2019, updated edition 2021) is a collection of Thunberg's climate action speeches, with the earnings being donated to charity.  THE CLIMATE BOOK (2022) is a collection of short essays by Thunberg and more than a hundred experts analysing the causes, consequences and challenges of the climate crisis.


The following books are in ePub and/or PDF as noted:

* I Know This to Be True (Chronicle, 2020) – ePub
* No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference [Illus.] (Penguin, 2019) – ePub
* No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference [Updated] (Penguin, 2021) – ePub
* Our House Is on Fire [with M. Ernman et al.] (Penguin, 2020) – ePub
* The Climate Book: The Facts & the Solutions (Penguin, 2022) – ePub + PDF


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