Teen activist warns world leaders: We won't let you get away with this

In a stinging speech addressed to world leaders, climate activist Greta Thunberg, 16, accused them of betraying the young with their failure in fighting global warming. Here's a transcript of her speech at the UN Climate Action Summit on Monday.

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Sep 25, 2019, 05:00 AM

My message is that we'll be watching you.

This is all wrong. I shouldn't be up here. I should be back in school on the other side of the ocean. Yet you all come to us young people for hope. How dare you!

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Teen activist warns world leaders: We won't let you get away with this

In a stinging speech addressed to world leaders, climate activist Greta Thunberg, 16, accused them of betraying the young with their failure in fighting global warming. Here's a transcript of her speech at the UN Climate Action Summit on Monday.

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