Greta Thunberg TEDxStockholm

   The Disarming Case to Act Right Now on Climate Change. Greta Thunberg TEDxStockholm

I think Greta’s end goal is to mitigate, and even stop climate change in its tracks -- to make our climate the way it should naturally be. This TED Talk was recorded in 2018, and I do feel that from then to now she has succeeded, but not in the way she has imagined. The climate may be worse today in 2020 than it was in 2018, but one thing that has changed is us… from 2018 to now almost every person with access to the internet or a newspaper/magazine knows what Climate Change is. She has gotten people to start talking, millions (maybe even billions) to start talking about Climate Change and how to save the only planet we can call home. Her activism in her TED Talk and life has forced companies and those in power to make changes to better the climate. Most importantly however, she has gotten the average person to start worrying about the climate. She has made almost every person to hear her name conscious about how they impact the climate, and what they can do to prevent further climate change. What makes her story a success story is that she has put the fight against climate in the hands of the people, not those in power… she has shown those in power where their influence ends, and how the masses all united under one cause - saving the earth from Climate Change - can and will make a difference not only for them, but future generations too. So yes, I do think she has succeeded in a cause, just not her cause -- she may not have stopped Climate Change as of today, but with time I think she and the millions she has inspired will.