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Collectively , they formed a Climate Strike Ridhima Pandey from Uttarakhand , is just

Movement called Fridays for Future. After 11 years of age and is a Climate Activist. She

Greta addressed the 2018 UN Climate is one of the members of the young group of

Change Conference , student strikes took activists who filed a suit last week against
place every week somewhere in the world. Argentina , Brazil , France , Germany and

By 2019 , millions of school students around Turkey relating to the UN Convention on

the world joined the movement. the Rights of the Child . The leaders of these

5 countries are being blamed for causing

Greta is known for her blunt speaking . She the most pollution and putting at risk the

has adopted lifestyle choices to reduce her future of generations to follow.

carbon footprint - including giving up air

travel and eating meat. Greta featured on a Ridhima was just nine years old when she

Time Magazine cover , which named her a filed a complaint with the National Green

next generation leader and a role model. Tribunal against the Indian Government

for its inaction in tackling Climate Change
. and meet the Standards set by the Paris

Agreement in India.

She wants the Government to prepare a

Carbon Budget ; Create a National Climate

Recovery Plan ; Reduce the use of Fossil

Fuels ; Improve Agricultural and

Forestry Practices .

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