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Jun 2023
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Greta Thunberg

Earwolf & Jameela Jamil
About this episode

Climate activist Greta Thunberg joins Jameela to discuss what people may not know about the climate crisis, how a small number of people are responsible for a vast amount of the damage, why the responsibility percentages assigned to each country are misleading, how to manage mental health while being a public figure, Greta's autism diagnosis and how it empowers her to do her work, and more. 
 


 

Follow Greta and her work on Instagram & Twitter @gretathunberg 


 

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