16-year-old climate change activist, Greta Thunberg, earned millions of fans after her rousing speech at the United Nations Climate Change summit earlier this year.

And now, she has called upon every single person on the planet to stand up and join her in the fight against climate change.

Watch as Greta Thunberg rebukes world leaders:

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In an article written with fellow activists Luisa Neubaeur and Angela Valenzuela, Thunberg said that although there is now greater public awareness surrounding climate change, not enough action is being taken.

The piece, which was published in Project Syndicate, urged people to participate in the latest round of climate demonstrations, ahead of the upcoming UN climate summit in Madrid, which will begin on December 2nd.

Thousands of people are expected to attend the demonstrations, in locations around the globe.

"On the next two Fridays, we will again take to the streets: worldwide on November 29, and in Madrid, Santiago, and many other places on December 6 during the UN climate conference," the article reads.

"Schoolchildren, young people, and adults all over the world will stand together, demanding that our leaders take action – not because we want them to, but because the science demands it.

[…] We have learned that, if we do not step up, nobody will. So we will keep up a steady drumbeat of strikes, protests, and other actions. We will become louder and louder. We will do whatever it takes to persuade our leaders to unite behind science so clear that even children understand it.

Collective action works; we have proved that. But to change everything, we need everyone. Each and every one of us must participate in the climate resistance movement. We cannot just say we care; we must show it.

Join us. Participate in our upcoming climate strikes in Madrid or in your hometown. Show your community, the fossil-fuel industry, and your political leaders that you will not tolerate inaction on climate change anymore. With numbers on our side, we have a chance."

The article went onto express the authors' frustration at seeing "a string of United Nations climate conferences," which have, thus far, delivered "empty commitments".

Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg has been named Time's 'Person of the Year'.

At the age of just 16, Thunberg has received the prestigious award after capturing the world's attention at the UN climate change summit where she pleaded with world leaders to take action on the crisis. In addition to this, she founded an international movement which saw young people around the world strike for the sake of protecting the planet for future generations.

In the video below, Thunberg slams world leaders for failing to tackle the climate change crisis: 

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Editor-in-chief and CEO Edward Felsenthal said: "For sounding the alarm about humanity's predatory relationship with the only home we have, for bringing to a fragmented world a voice that transcends backgrounds and borders, for showing us all what it might look like when a new generation leads, Greta Thunberg is TIME’s 2019 Person of the Year."

Greta's global strike campaign began in August 2018 when she refused to attend school and sat outside the Swedish parliament instead.

But Thunberg has not been without her critics and her mural was graffitied by vandals: 

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The magazine added: "In the 16 months since, she has addressed heads of state at the U.N., met with the Pope, sparred with the President of the United States and inspired 4 million people to join the global climate strike on September 20, 2019, in what was the largest climate demonstration in human history."

The news comes as the 16-year-old takes yet another swipe at world leaders for "misleading the public" with discussions unlikely to result in any tangible change at the COP25 talks in Madrid today and "not behaving as if we are in an emergency", as per the Metro.

Thunberg said that at "even at 1C people are dying from the climate crisis" and if the rise in temperature goes to 1.5C, the damage caused could be completely irreparable.

She added: "Finding holistic solutions is what the COP should be all about, but instead it seems to have turned some kind of opportunity for countries to negotiate loopholes and to avoid raising their ambition.

"Countries are finding clever ways around having to take real action, like double-counting emissions reductions, and moving emissions overseas, and walking back on their promises to increase ambitions, or refusing to pay for solutions or loss and damage.

"This has to stop."

This is Greta Thunberg - but as you've never seen her before!

Over the weekend, the 18-year-old activist made an appearance at a Climate Live concert in Stockholm, Sweden. As reported by Indy100, the event was being held in an effort to "unite people and reach the majority who aren’t currently engaged in the [climate] crisis."

Taking to the stage with a microphone in hand, the teen looked to be preparing to deliver yet another profound and crucial message to the crowd. Raising the mic to her mouth, Thunberg said the words: "We’re no strangers to love".

Now, if those words sound familiar, that's because they are the opening lyrics to Rick Astley's 1987 hit 'Never Gonna Give You Up' - which has since become an anthem for trolling as part of the internet's long-standing 'Rick Roll' trend.

As the crowd started cheering, another activist joined Greta on-stage and finished the line by saying: "...You know the rules and so do I."

Then, out of nowhere, Astley's track starts blaring out of the speakers - as Thunberg can be seen smiling, dancing, and singing along to the hit.

I won't lie - the video is INCREDIBLE, and gives people the chance to see a side of Thunberg we seldom see in the media. She even does Rick Astley's iconic shuffle from the original music video!

After being posted on the Climate Live 2021's TikTok page, people were quick to comment about how nice it is to see Thunberg having fun.

One person commented: "This gives off the same energy as seeing a different side to [your] teachers at year 11 prom".

"Greta gets unnecessary hate she's awesome," commented a second.

And a third person commented: "Stop this is so cute I had never seen Greta being silly and happy."

Speaking to the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet following her impressive performance, Thunberg said: "At the end of the day, we are just teenagers fooling around with each other, not just the angry kids the media often portrays us as."

Here's some more angles of the performance - because it's what we all deserve:

Of course, this is not the first time Thunberg has delivered a good troll.

On April Fool's Day earlier this year, the cunning Thunberg wrote to her supporters: "I made a video where I talk about some small things we ALL can and should do to stop the climate crisis.

"We are in this together, and everyone is needed. YOU get to decide what future you’ll live in. So please watch, share and start doing your part today!"

However, rather than the video sending her followers to an impassioned speech about climate change, it led to - you guessed it - the YouTube video for Rick Astley's 1987 hit 'Never Gonna Give You Up'.

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Greta Thunberg is getting candid about her everyday life as a teenager, admitting that she has thus far never been drunk.

In an interview with The Times, the 19-year-old said: "I would never go out drinking... I would never do anything... stupid, and I don't know if that's because I'm that kind of person or if it is because I don't want to be 'seen'. I guess it could be both."

Thunberg went on to explain that the reason she's never been drunk is that she doesn't want anyone boasting that they were the first to get her to that state.

Elsewhere in the interview, she shared her concerns when it comes to dating.

"If I come up to them, you're more vulnerable. So you have people looking up to you, but you're also much more vulnerable," the three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee said.

When asked if she had ever gotten in touch with other celebrities whose fame also began when they were a teenager, she replied no.

Thunberg explained: "It's difficult because, in one way, I feel like I'm just an activist – we know how to organise a strike, how to talk to politicians.

"But on the other hand, my position is very different [from other activists]. There are very few who have the experience of being a grassroots campaigner and also being followed by the paparazzi. Someone recently told me I am an influencer, but I don't like that."

The young climate activist, who is still studying, admitted that the subject she enjoys the least is economics because it is "this thing that we humans have made up and we now worship it."

She is set to release her first book, The Climate Book, on October 27. It will include input from a wide range of experts including Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organisation; Saleemul Huq, director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development; Silpa Kaza from the World Bank; economist Thomas Piketty.

The plan is that all proceeds from the book will go to charity.

Thunberg, who lives on student finance, said people would be "mad" if she made money off her position as a climate activist.

She said: "I think we are more or less morally obliged to be activists, but you can't really earn a living on that. When it comes to artists or influencers, they can earn money without people being mad at them, but I can't."

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Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is getting her own TV series on climate change, the BBC has announced.

As per the television outlet's website, the 17-year-old, who rose to global fame after skipping school to protest the climate change crisis has agreed to document her efforts to save the planet in a documentary series.

It follows her campaign for global change to save the planet from environmental catastrophe, but it also addresses life for Thunberg and how being thrust into the spotlight at such an early age has affected her.

In the video below, Thunberg rebukes world leaders for failing to address the climate change crisis: 

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The series is being created by BBC Studios' Science Unit. However, a potential release date and platform are not yet known.

The Executive Producer for BBC Studios, Rob Liddell, said: "Climate change is probably the most important issue of our lives so it feels timely to make an authoritative series that explores the facts and science behind this complex subject.

"To be able to do this with Greta is an extraordinary privilege, getting an inside view on what it's like being a global icon and one of the most famous faces on the planet."

Trump's former aide was slammed over this 'gross' joke about Greta Thunberg's body:

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Thunberg's activism began in 2018 when she organized a "School Strike for Climate" in front of the Swedish Parliament. It has now evolved into a global movement that has become known as the #FridaysforFuture demonstrations.

Thunberg hit the headlines earlier this month after being nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for a second year running. Meanwhile, in January, she once again rebuked world leaders at the World Economic Forum.

The Swedish activist, who was named TIME magazine's Person of the Year for 2019, stated: "Pretty much nothing has been done since the global emissions of CO2 has not reduced. If you see it from that aspect, what has concretely been done, if you see it from a bigger perspective, basically nothing ... it will require much more than this, this is just the very beginning."