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Greta Thunberg
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“We are doing this because, no matter what odds we are against, we have to keep trying. Because the moment we stop trying is when we lose our humanity.” — in relation to the humanitarian aid mission she joined.”
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Recorded in: Climate activist Greta Thunberg joins aid ship sailing to Gaza aimed at breaking Israel’s blockade AP NEWS (June 2, 2025)
“We were 12 peaceful volunteers sailing on a civilian ship carrying humanitarian aid on international waters… We did not break laws. We did nothing wrong.” — after her deportation/interception in international waters.”
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Recorded in: We did nothing wrong’: Greta Thunberg accuses Israel of kidnapping yacht crew The guardian news (10 Jun 2025)
“The words we will use to describe people who are standing on the wrong side of history, supporting or committing war crimes, those words do not exist yet, those slurs do not exist yet, but we will be using them …” — addressing political leaders during the Gaza-aid flotilla.”
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Recorded in: Keir Starmer has ‘legal duty to stop Gaza genocide’, says Greta Thunberg The guardian news ( 7 Sep 2025)
“I think the world needs many more young angry women, to be honest, especially with everything going on right now.” — comment after being described as “angry” by a political figure.”
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Recorded in: Sweden's Greta Thunberg says she was kidnapped in international waters Reuters (June 10, 2025)
“If watching children being systematically starved, over two million people being systematically starved by Israel is not enough to motivate you to get out of the couch, then what is it going to take?”
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Recorded in: https://www.reutersconnect.com/item/refile-greta-thunberg-joins-pro-palestinian-protest-in-tirana/dGFnOnJldXRlcnMuY29tLDIwMjU6bmV3c21sX0xWQTAwMzIxNzAyNDA3MjAyNVJQMQ? Reuters (July 23 2025)
“If you care about a habitable planet you should also care about humans. … We can’t pretend to care about the environment while we ignore the suffering and oppression of people.”
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Recorded in: ‘We cannot achieve justice if we exclude Gaza’: Activist Greta Thunberg Press Tv (August 30 2025)
“Of course it’s good that the Palestinian cause is more on the agenda, but these symbolic gestures will lead nowhere unless they are accompanied with real action.”
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Recorded in: Greta Thunberg says recognition of Palestinian state must be paired with ’real action Investing.com (September 23 2025)
“For me, there is no way of distinguishing the two. We cannot have climate justice without social justice. … No matter the cause of the suffering—CO₂ or bombs or state repression—we have to stand up.”
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“Our governments and the international community are failing to uphold human dignity. They contribute to the impunity of those responsible for ecological and human genocide. That leaves us as the only adults in the room.”
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Recorded in: Greta Thunberg and 11 other Volunteers set out on Mercy Mission to Gaza Scheer post (June 2 2025)
“We are speeding in the wrong direction on the climate crisis.”
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Recorded in: Greta Thunberg: 'We are speeding in the wrong direction' on climate crisis Saudi press (18 Aug 2025)
“We are doing this because, no matter what odds we are against, we have to keep trying. Because the moment we stop trying is when we lose our humanity.”
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Recorded in: Climate activist Greta Thunberg joins aid ship sailing to Gaza aimed at breaking Israel’s blockade AP News (1Jun 2025)
“We were 12 peaceful volunteers sailing on a civilian ship carrying humanitarian aid on international waters. We did not break laws. We did nothing wrong.”
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Recorded in: We did nothing wrong’: Greta Thunberg accuses Israel of kidnapping yacht crew The guaedian news (10 Jun 2025)
“absolutely nothing compared to what people are going through in Palestine and especially Gaza right now”
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Recorded in: We did nothing wrong’: Greta Thunberg accuses Israel of kidnapping yacht crew The guardian news (10 Jun 2025)
“I was very clear in my testimony that we were kidnapped on international waters and brought against our own will into Israel,”
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Recorded in: We did nothing wrong’: Greta Thunberg accuses Israel of kidnapping yacht crew The guardian news (10 Jun 2025)
“This is yet another intentional violation of rights that is added to the list of countless other violations that Israel is committing.”
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Recorded in: We did nothing wrong’: Greta Thunberg accuses Israel of kidnapping yacht crew The guardian news (10 Jun 2025)
“Also to send solidarity and say that we see you, we see what is happening and we cannot accept just witnessing all this and doing nothing.”
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Recorded in: We did nothing wrong’: Greta Thunberg accuses Israel of kidnapping yacht crew The guardian news (10 Jun 2025)
“I think the world needs many more young angry women, to be honest,”
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Recorded in: We did nothing wrong’: Greta Thunberg accuses Israel of kidnapping yacht crew The guardian news (10 Jun 2025)
“This mission is about Gaza, it isn’t about us. And no risks that we could take could even come close to the risks the Palestinians are facing every day.”
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Recorded in: Greta Thunberg says recognition of Palestinian state must be paired with ’real action Investing.com (September 23 2025)
“We have drones flying above us every night, but for Palestinians, especially in Gaza, those drones are dropping bombs constantly,”
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Recorded in: Greta Thunberg says recognition of Palestinian state must be paired with ’real action Investing.com (September 23 2025)
“We must always stand up and speak up against oppression, imperialism, war, all forms of discrimination and racism. To stand with Palestine is to be human. We cannot allow ourselves to be silenced,”
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Recorded in: Climate activist Thunberg urges ‘no silence on genocide in Palestine’ Anadolu Agency, January 25, 2024
“We cannot remain silent. No one can remain silent when there is an ongoing genocide and when people are denied the most basic human needs,”
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Recorded in: Keir Starmer has ‘legal duty to stop Gaza genocide’, says Greta Thunberg The guardian news ( 7 Sep 2025)
“We need to stop hosting climate conferences in places like Azerbaijan, a country that is repressing its own population to an extreme degree… If we are standing up for justice, that has to mean justice for everyone.”
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Recorded in: Climate Justice Activist Greta Thunberg Visits AUA AUANews room (14.11.2024)
“As the COP29 climate meeting is reaching its end, it should not come as a surprise that yet another COP is failing. … The people in power are yet again about to agree to a death sentence to the countless people whose lives have been or will be ruined by the climate crisis.”
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Recorded in: 'Complete disaster' Rich nations' climate finance proposal draws Greta Thunberg's fury Theweek.in ( November 23, 2024)
“Sweden in particular is very good at greenwashing and framing themselves as a climate leader, when we have very high emissions per capita … So we are not a climate leader at all.”
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Recorded in: Greta Thunberg joins climate protest blocking Swedish parliament The guardian news (2024)
“We can’t give them any legitimacy in this situation, which is why we are standing here … saying no to greenwashing and no to the Azerbaijani regime.”
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Recorded in: Greta Thunberg protests against Azerbaijan hosting global climate summit AP News ( November 11, 2024)
“It is nauseating to see the hypocrisy and double standards of holding a climate-focused conference in Azerbaijan.”
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Recorded in: Greta Thunberg visits Armenia, denounces Azerbaijan’s crimesArmenia weekly ( November 18, 2024)
“We are in a planetary emergency and we are not going to stand by and let people lose their lives and livelihood and be forced to become climate refugees when we can do something.”
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Recorded in: 'We must do everything we can': Greta Thunberg among dozens arrested at Hague climate protest Euronews (08/04/2024)
“Sweden is unfortunately not unique in completely ignoring the climate crisis, not treating it as an emergency at all. But actively trying to greenwash, deceive and lie in order to make it seem like they are doing enough… So we are not a climate leader at all.”
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Recorded in: Greta Thunberg joins climate protest blocking Swedish parliament The guardian news ( 11 Mar 2024)
“It is clear that private jets are incompatible with ensuring present and future living conditions on this planet. So we’re not going to let this continue. We’re not going to let the rich, who are responsible for the majority of aviation emissions, get away with sacrificing people and the planet in order to maintain their extreme lifestyles.”
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Recorded in: Greta Thunberg: We won’t let the rich sacrifice people and planet for their extreme lifestyles extinction rebell (27 Jan 2024)
“We must remember who the real enemy is.”
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Recorded in: Greta Thunberg says remember 'the real enemy' as oil protest trial starts The business standard (02 February, 2024)
“We are here because we are facing an existential crisis. We are in a planetary emergency, and we are not going to stand by and let people lose their lives and livelihood and be forced to become climate refugees when we can do something.”
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Recorded in: 'We must do everything we can': Greta Thunberg among dozens arrested at Hague climate protest Euronews ( 07/04/2024)
“The climate crisis is only going to get worse and so it is all our responsibilities, all of those who have an opportunity to act must do so.”
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Recorded in: Greta Thunberg, other climate activists block Swedish parliament entrances Reuters (March 11 2024)
“We are in a planetary emergency (…) It is our duty to demand justice for the future generations.”
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Recorded in: Dutch police have detained activist Greta Thunberg at a climate demonstration in The HagueAP News (April 6 2024)
“We feel like we have no other choice but to try new, different methods in order to get our voices heard.”
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Recorded in: Greta Thunberg fined for blocking Swedish parliament entranceReuters (May 8 2024)
“We are not going anywhere. This fight has only just begun.”
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Recorded in: Greta Thunberg joins climate protest blocking Swedish parliament TYhe guardian news ( 11 Mar 2024)
“We can no longer let the people in power decide what is politically possible.”
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Recorded in: Greta Thunberg's "blah blah blah" speech, Milan 2021 Carbon independent (2024)
“We need to think about new things, new ways.”
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“We did nothing wrong.”
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“Yesterday I was part of a group that peacefully protested the expansion of a coal mine in Germany. We were kettled by police and then detained but were let go later that evening... Climate protection is not a crime.”
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Recorded in: Quoted by: Reuters, Davos 2023: Greta Thunberg to meet IEA chief Birol, By Maha El Dahan, January 19, 2023
“If we do not [phase out fossil fuels], it will be a death sentence for countless people.”
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Recorded in: Greta Thunberg: not phasing out fossil fuels is ‘death sentence’ for world’s poor The guardian (13 Jun 2023 )
“We are still rushing towards the cliff. We could trigger feedback loops that are beyond human control, that would throw countless billions under the bus.”
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Recorded in: Greta Thunberg: not phasing out fossil fuels is ‘death sentence’ for world’s poor The guardian (13 Jun 2023 )
“The coming months and years – right now – will be crucial to what the future looks like. It is what we decide now that will define the rest of humanity’s future.”
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Recorded in: Greta Thunberg: not phasing out fossil fuels is ‘death sentence’ for world’s poor The guardian (13 Jun 2023 )
“We won’t stop speaking out about Gaza’s suffering – there is no climate justice without human rights.”
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Recorded in: We won’t stop speaking out about Gaza’s suffering – there is no climate justice without human rights The guardian ( 5 Dec 2023 )
“2023 was the hottest year ever recorded. Climate disasters, wars, oppression, and inequalities further intensified – killing and displacing countless people.”
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“We have the science on our side.”
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Recorded in: „Dieser Gipfel ist wie der vor ihm ein reiner Akt des Greenwashings“ DIE WELT ( October 12, 2023)
“This summit, like the one before it, is a pure act of greenwashing.”
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Recorded in: „Dieser Gipfel ist wie der vor ihm ein reiner Akt des Greenwashings“ DIE WELT ( October 12, 2023)
“The world must pay attention. The people of Georgia deserve to have their voices heard.”
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“yes, please do enlighten me. email me at smalldickenergy@getalife.com”
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Recorded in: 28 December 2022 tweet replying to Andrew Tate
“The Cops are mainly used as an opportunity for leaders and people in power to get attention, using many different kinds of greenwashing. [The Cop conferences] are not really meant to change the whole system... As it is, the Cops are not really working, unless of course we use them as an opportunity to mobilise.”
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Recorded in: Greta Thunberg to skip ‘greenwashing’ Cop27 climate summit in Egypt, The Guardian, (31 October 2022)
“We are never going back to normal again, because "normal" was already a crisis. What we refer to as "normal" is an extreme system built on exploitation of people and planet. It is a system defined by colonialism, imperialism, oppression and genocide by the so-called Global North to accumulate wealth that still shapes our current world order. Some people say that the system is now malfunctioning, but that is not true. The system is doing exactly what it is meant to be doing. If economic growth is our only priority, then what we are experiencing now should be exactly what we should be expecting.”
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Recorded in: From her talk at the launch of her book The Climate Book, at 13:18 in the video (30 October 2022)