Greta Thunberg: ‘The climate crisis is a social crisis’
By Adrian Lobb@adey70 in "The Big Issue"
https://www.bigissue.com/latest/environment/greta-thunberg-the-climate-crisis-is-a-social-crisis/
[...] "Being a climate activist or environmental activist is not because you care about trees or flowers. Of course, we do care about that too, but we are mainly doing this because what we do to nature, nature does to us,” she says.
“The climate crisis is a social crisis. It mostly affects people who already are the most vulnerable. So without having that in mind, without taking that into account, we won’t be able to solve the climate crisis."
“I usually say I try to stay out of politics. But some things are beyond politics, like fundamental human rights." [...]
“Every single individual counts. And if we are to change everything, we need everyone. So no step in the right direction is too small.”