Greta Thunberg: Why are young climate activists facing so much hate?
Michael Wyness, professor of education studies at the University of Warwick, says children are quite capable of accounting for their claims.Image copyrightMs Thunberg's school strike has become a global movement and set her up as a contender for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize
But he says this should be done"in a manner appropriate to their age and any other relevant characteristics". The problem is, her campaign"may be captured by other activists with a broader agenda", Dr Wolton says.Environmental activist Greta Thunberg says climate change is 'an existential crisis' "I do think there are certain groups of campaigners, I would say a minority, whose main concern is changing the economic system," Mr Black, a former BBC environment correspondent, says.For the time being, three of the four young activists the BBC spoke to said they were not interested in politics. None of them intends to change the way they campaign and see politics, and the criticism that flows from it, as a distraction.
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