After receiving aNobel Peace Prizenomination and set in motion global strikes for the surround , Greta Thunberg has something new to add to her list of accomplishments . The 16 - year - previous climate militant has been namedTIME ’s Person of the Year for 2019 .
TIMEcompiles an annual list of individuals and grouping that , " for betteror for worse [ … ] has done the most to influence the events of the year . " On December 11,TIMErevealed that Greta Thunberg was chosen from thefinaliststo appear on the cover of its Person of the Year takings . harmonise toThe Washington Post , the Swedish adolescent is the immature person to obtain the honor .
Since lead her first student ten-strike for climate activity in 2018 , Greta Thunberg has grown a effort of youthful people push for the future of their planet . TIMEmagazine writes in its profile , " she has succeeded in create a global attitudinal shift , transforming millions of vague , mediate - of - the - nighttime anxieties into a worldwide apparent motion call for urgent variety . She has offered a moral clarion call to those who are uncoerced to work , and hurl pity on those who are not . She has sway drawing card , from mayors to Presidents , to make dedication where they had previously fumbled . "
In 2019 , Greta Thunberg morph from a uprise star in activist circle to a home name . She was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in March , and in August , she move by ship to North America to participate in climate protests and have a speech at the United NationsClimate Action Summit .
Over the past tenner , TIME’sPersons of the Yearhave let in Barack Obama , Mark Zuckerberg , Pope Francis , and Donald Trump . AsTIMEwrites , Thunberg stands out from this landing field in that she is " not a leader of any political political party or protagonism group [ … ] she ’s not a billionaire or a princess , a daddy star or even an adult . " Despite this , distinctly and effectively share her message , that “ we ca n’t just continue living as if there was no tomorrow , " as she say the magazine , has been enough to garner global aid .
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