Greta Thunberg has said that the science shows that President Biden is not doing "nearly enough" for climate change.

Thunberg, who encouraged her followers to vote for Biden in the 2020 US presidential election, said that Biden's current policies are not a reflection of the level of effort needed to keep global temperatures below 1.5 degrees Celsius - the benchmark set by the Paris climate conference, Newsweek reports.

In an interview with MSNBC on March 8, Thunberg, 18, was asked to rate the newly-sworn-in president's work on tackling climate change so far.

Watch Thunberg deliver her comments below:

She said: "Well, you shouldn't take that from me, I'm just a teenager, so I don't have the mandate to sort of give grades like that. My opinion on this doesn't matter.

"You should rather look at the science and whether his policies are in line with perseverance and to stay below 1.5 or even 2 degrees Celsius, and then you can clearly see that, no, it's not nearly enough in line with the science.

"I understand that it's difficult and to be honest I would not want to be in a politician's position right now - I can't imagine how hard it must be. But I would just like him to treat the climate crisis like a crisis."

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Thunberg's words come after Biden outlined his administration's goals for tackling climate change in an executive order published on January 27.

According to the order, the US is aiming to have a net-zero emissions economy by 2050 and a pollution-free electricity sector by 2035.

However, NBC News reports that Biden has faced backlash from organized labor groups because this policy involves the phasing out of industries that contribute to global pollution.

Robert Pollin, an economics professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, told the outlet: "Laying a pipe or becoming a coal miner, those weren't always good jobs. They became good jobs because of decades of organizing."

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Meanwhile, Thunberg told MSNBC that she found the criticism she has received from world leaders like the former President Trump "hilarious".

She said: "You need to be able to laugh at these things, because it is hilarious! To see such powerful people go after you, it really shows that you are having an impact. They wouldn't do it if you weren't a threat to them, so that you should take as a compliment."

Greta Thunberg has said that the science shows that President Biden is not doing "nearly enough" for climate change.

Thunberg, who encouraged her followers to vote for Biden in the 2020 US presidential election, said that Biden's current policies are not a reflection of the level of effort needed to keep global temperatures below 1.5 degrees Celsius - the benchmark set by the Paris climate conference, Newsweek reports.

In an interview with MSNBC on March 8, Thunberg, 18, was asked to rate the newly-sworn-in president's work on tackling climate change so far.

Watch Thunberg deliver her comments below:

She said: "Well, you shouldn't take that from me, I'm just a teenager, so I don't have the mandate to sort of give grades like that. My opinion on this doesn't matter.

"You should rather look at the science and whether his policies are in line with perseverance and to stay below 1.5 or even 2 degrees Celsius, and then you can clearly see that, no, it's not nearly enough in line with the science.

"I understand that it's difficult and to be honest I would not want to be in a politician's position right now - I can't imagine how hard it must be. But I would just like him to treat the climate crisis like a crisis."

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Thunberg's words come after Biden outlined his administration's goals for tackling climate change in an executive order published on January 27.

According to the order, the US is aiming to have a net-zero emissions economy by 2050 and a pollution-free electricity sector by 2035.

However, NBC News reports that Biden has faced backlash from organized labor groups because this policy involves the phasing out of industries that contribute to global pollution.

Robert Pollin, an economics professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, told the outlet: "Laying a pipe or becoming a coal miner, those weren't always good jobs. They became good jobs because of decades of organizing."

Credit: PA Images

Meanwhile, Thunberg told MSNBC that she found the criticism she has received from world leaders like the former President Trump "hilarious".

She said: "You need to be able to laugh at these things, because it is hilarious! To see such powerful people go after you, it really shows that you are having an impact. They wouldn't do it if you weren't a threat to them, so that you should take as a compliment."