Curiosidades

Is in the autism spectrum. She was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome and with selective mutism.

In December 2019 British actress Amanda Henderson mistakenly answered "Sharon" to the question "The 2019 Book No One is Too Small to Make a Difference is a collection of speeches by a Swedish climate change activist. What is her name?" on an special celebrity episode of the BBC quiz show Mastermind (1972). Thunberg briefly changed her name on twitter to Sharon.

Made the cover of Time magazine's "Person of the Year" December 2019 issue.

When she came to the United States to address global warming, she came by boat to cut down on carbon emissions.

Huge fan of the documentaries of David Attenborough.

Granddaughter of Olof Thunberg and daughter of Malena Ernman & Svante Thunberg.

One of her favorite films is Forrest Gump: O Contador de Histórias (1994).

Greta was only 15 years old when she launched "School Strike for Climate," an international movement of students who skip Friday classes to participate in demonstrations demanding action from political leaders to prevent climate change and for the fossil fuel industry to transition to renewable energy.

Founder of the global movement Fridays for Future.

In Summer 2024, Greta marched in European protests in support of Hamas and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

In January 2019, Greta delivered a four-minute climate change speech to prominent political and business leaders at the annual Davos Conference in Switzerland.