Greta Thunberg tells US lawmakers ‘listen to scientists’ on climate change
22 September 2019 |
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Speaking to the US Congress, the teenage climate activist has urged lawmakers to take action on the "existential crisis" of climate change. Thunberg criticized the US for being the "biggest carbon polluter" in history.
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