ICYMI - Greta Thunberg Leads the Way in the Fight Against Climate Change

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🗓️ 3 January 2020

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Climate activist Greta Thunberg explains her decision to stop travelling by plane and reflects on the impact of widespread ignorance about the severity of the climate crisis. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to Comedy Central.
0:02.5	Pfff!
0:03.5	Please welcome to the Daily Show.
0:06.1	Greta, tune ready.
0:07.5	CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:24.5	Welcome to the Daily Show.
0:26.0	Thank you so much.
0:27.0	And welcome to New York City.
0:29.0	You came here on a Zero Emissions Boat.
0:33.0	And part of me thinks that's because you love the climate.
0:36.5	And the other part of me wonders if that's just your Viking heritage.
0:40.5	Maybe it is.
0:41.5	It might be.
0:42.5	Tell me why you did that.
0:43.5	Why didn't you fly to New York City to come and speak at the UN and inspire people to move forward in the climate change movement?
0:52.5	I did it because I have since a few years stopped flying because of the enormous impact aviation has on the climate individually.
1:04.5	And just to make a stand.
1:07.5	And I am one of the very few people in the world who can actually do such a trip.
1:13.5	So I thought, why not?
1:16.5	Wow.
1:17.5	CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
1:25.5	I know I wouldn't do that as a kid and I wouldn't do it now.
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