Why Greta?

The World

Sixteen-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg is the favorite to win the Nobel Peace Prize Friday. She started her solitary protest outside of the Swedish Parliament just last summer. Why has she risen so far and so fast? The World’s Carolyn Beeler answers that question.

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