Climate activist Greta Thunberg declines environmental prize

Issued on: 30/10/2019 – 11:12Modified: 30/10/2019 – 11:16

Teen activist Greta Thunberg, who has inspired millions across the world to stage protests urging leaders to tackle global warming, has declined an environmental prize, saying "the climate movement does not need any more prizes."

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Two fellow climate activists spoke on Thunberg's behalf Tuesday evening at an award ceremony in Stockholm for the regional inter-parliamentary Nordic Council's prizes by reading a statement saying it was "an honor." Thunberg, who is 16, is currently in California.

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