What happened when 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg met 93-year-old natural historian Sir David Attenborough? Well, for starters, they talked about activism.
In a Skype conversation broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Today, Thunberg credited Attenborough's legendary documentaries as the reason she became interested in climate change. The veteran filmmaker commended the teen activist for getting the world's attention on the global climate emergency — leading a 4-million strong climate march is just one example.
"She's achieved things that many of us who have been working on it for 20 odd years have failed to achieve. That is you have aroused the world. I'm very grateful to you. We all are, really," Attenborough said. Read more...
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