Isishoshovu semvelo sase-Swedish esineminyaka engu-16 sizoduba izindiza ezinkulu futhi sikhethe i-Malizia II, isikebhe esingamamitha angu-60 esifakwe amaphaneli elanga nezinjini ezingaphansi kwamanzi eziphehla ugesi we-zero-carbon. Kubikwa ukuthi uThunberg uchithe izinyanga ezama ukuthola ukuthi angalukhuluma kanjani udaba lwakhe lokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu e-US ngendlela enobungani nemvelo.
Indlela ye-Thunberg yokuwela i-Atlantic Ocean ihambisana nemvelo, kodwa ingaphezu kokufinyelela kubantu abaningi. Ugcizelele ukuthi akakholelwa ukuthi wonke umuntu kufanele ayeke ukundiza, kodwa kumele senze lolu hlelo lube nomusa emhlabeni. Uthe: “Ngifuna ukusho ukuthi ukungathathi hlangothi kwesimo sezulu kufanele kube lula.” Ukungathathi hlangothi Kwesimo Sezulu iphrojekthi yaseYurophu yokufeza ukukhishwa kwegesi ebamba ukushisa eyiziro ngo-2050.
Isikhathi esiningi sonyaka, i-Thunberg yenza izihloko eziningi. Ugqugquzele izinkulungwane zezingane emhlabeni wonke ukuthi zeqe isikole ngoLwesihlanu futhi zibhikishele inkinga yesimo sezulu. Wenze izinkulumo ezinkulu ebiza ohulumeni nezinkampani ukuthi ziphendule. Uze waqopha i-albhamu yamagama akhulunywayo neqembu le-pop rock laseBrithani I-1975 ebiza "ukungalaleli komphakathi" egameni lesenzo sezulu.
E-US, uhlose ukuqhubeka nokushumayela umyalezo wakhe: umhlaba njengoba sazi ukuthi uzolahleka uma singathathi isinyathelo ngokushesha. “Sisenesikhathi lapho konke kusezandleni zethu. Kodwa iwindi liyavaleka ngokushesha. Yingakho nginqume ukuqhubeka nalolu hambo njengamanje,” kubhala uThunberg ku-Instagram.
Lesi sishoshovu esincane sizothamela ingqungquthela ezosingathwa nguNobhala-Jikelele we-UN u-António Guterres ngesikhathi evakashele eNyakatho Melika, kanye nemibhikisho yokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu eNew York. Uzohamba ngesitimela nangebhasi elibangise eChile, lapho kuqhubeka khona ingqungquthela yesimo sezulu yaminyaka yonke ye-UN. Uzophinde ame eCanada naseMexico, phakathi kwamanye amazwe aseNyakatho Melika.
UMongameli waseMelika uDonald Trump udume kabi ngokuphika ubucayi bokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu. Wake wabiza isimo sezulu ngokuthi “inkohliso” eyasungulwa yiChina futhi waqamba amanga wathi izinjini zomoya zingadala umdlavuza. UThunberg uthi akanaso isiqiniseko sokuthi angazama ukukhuluma naye ngesikhathi sokuvakasha. “Akukho engingakusho kuye. Ngokusobala, akayilaleli isayensi nososayensi. Pho kungani mina, ingane engafundanga kahle, kufanele ngikwazi ukuyikholisa?” uthe. Kodwa uGreta usenethemba lokuthi lonke elaseMelika lizowuzwa umyalezo wakhe: “Ngizozama ukuqhubeka ngomoya ofanayo nangaphambili. Hlala ubheka kwisayensi futhi sizobona ukuthi kwenzekani. ”