FAST FASHION AND ITS ENVIRONMENTAL COST
GRETA THUNBERG
Learn more about this inspiring young woman.
Read an article about her being Time’s person of the year in 2019. Click on the link Greta-thunberg
Watch an extract from her famous speech to world leaders at the 2019 UN climate action summit in New York HERE. In an emotionally charged speech, she accused them of ignoring the science behind the climate crisis, saying: ‘We are in the beginning of a mass extinction and all you can talk about is money and fairy tales of eternal economic growth – how dare you!’
Finally, listen to a podcast about her HERE.
WHAT WE EAT MATTERS
PODCASTS ABOUT ENVIRONMENT
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls “Greta Thunberg read by Jameela Jamil”
Ages 8-12– Based on the wildly popular Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls books comes “a fairytale podcast about the rebel girls that inspire us.” This episode HERE reveals how Swedish youth activist Greta Thunberg sparked a massive global movement to address the climate crisis. British actress, social activist, and I Weigh platform founder Jameela Jamil, best known for her role in the comedy “The Good Place,” tells Greta’s story. It follows Greta from when she first learned about the climate crisis in school to her public address at the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York City, which propelled her to international recognition.
Another podcast about climate resolutions on Spotify HERE.
39 WAYS TO SAVE THE PLANET
BBC Radio Four, in partnership with the Royal Geographical Society, presents 39 ideas to relieve the stress that climate change is exerting on the planet HERE.