Many of us are acquainted with the name Greta Thunberg, and those who are not, here is a brief introduction of this young girl. Greta Thunberg is a 16-year-old Swedish environmental activist, who came into the spotlight in August 2018 when she started skipping school on Fridays and protested outside the parliament of Sweden. Her demand was to take initiatives to control the rise in global temperature.
At the World Economic Forum, she delivered a speech titled “Our house is on fire”. In her speech, Thunberg blamed the world political leaders for not paying any heed to the climate crisis. The teenager also gave a ferocious speech at the United Nations’ climate change conference COP24.
Following Greta Thunberg, students all over the world are observing #FridaysForFuture movement. The movement is solely aimed to serve the needs of the climate and reducing the emission of gases that promote the greenhouse effect. On March 15, 2019 students all over the world organized a mass bunk and took to the streets and demanded the enactment of serious laws that can control the rising global temperature. Indian students also observed the movement and went on a strike on March 15. Their demand was the same, “action against the rising global temperature”.
Our mother nature is not as healthy as it used to be. Emission of harmful gases from vehicles and factories are dreadfully impacting the whole ecosystem. Marine life is being affected and many aquatic animals are on the verge of extinction. The air quality is depleting day by day.
Who Is To Be Blamed For All This?
Homosapiens are the most advanced creation of God and this divine creation is taking every possible step to destruct the planet. All the world powers and economies are only worried about their nuclear weapons and political power. No serious and practical step to safeguard the environment has been taken so far.
Children all over the world are demanding the respective governments to control climate change and act accordingly. These children do not seem to give up. They are objecting and questioning the adults’ ways of tackling the precarious conditions of our climate. Every year, the global temperature increases and this leads to the rise in sea level. What are we doing to contain this aggravating situation?
“We can no longer save the world by playing by the rules. It’s time to rebel to save the future.”
– Greta Thunberg
A hint of rage can be sensed from these words by Thunberg. She is upset with those in power for being so irresponsible and ignorant towards the climate. It is questionable that even teenagers understand the plight of our nature, but the adults have failed tremendously to fix the depleting air quality, rising global temperature and various other problems concerning nature.
It is high time that we, as residents of the Blue planet, wake up and do our part. It’s still not too late.