"Politics: Climate Critics Escalate Personal Attacks On Teen Activist"

"Greta Thunberg, at age 16, has quickly become one of the most visible climate activists in the world. Her detractors increasingly rely on ad hominem attacks to blunt her influence.

Thunberg gained prominence after she began skipping some days of school to protest climate inaction outside Swedish parliament. She spearheaded the school walkouts that saw more than a million children across the globe leaving their classrooms to demand action on global warming.

She has addressed world and U.N. leaders and has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Later this month, she'll sail across the Atlantic Ocean in a 60-foot yacht powered by solar panels and underwater turbines on her way to participate in the U.N. climate talks in New York."

Scott Waldman reports for ClimateWire August 9, 2019.

SEE ALSO:

"World Leaders Must Prove They've Listened To Climate Activists: Thunberg" (Reuters)

"Greta Thunberg Responds To Her Critics In Lausanne" (Swissinfo)

"New York Times Op-Ed Criticizing Teen Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Just Validated Months Of Bad Faith Right-Wing Attacks" (Media Matters)

"Greta Thunberg Hits Back At Andrew Bolt For 'Deeply Disturbing' Column" (Guardian)