Teenage climate activist to be subject of TV documentary
AT 17, she is already a global figure who has addressed presidents and prime ministers.
Swedish youngster Greta Thunberg first hit the headlines when she staged a school strike to highlight climate change.
Now Ms Thunberg will be followed by documentary cameras for a new TV series.
BBC Studios has announced it is making the programme on the teenage climate activist’s “international crusade”.
She will explore what action can be taken to limit climate change, while the programme will “also chart her journey into adulthood”.
BBC Studios’ executive producer Rob Liddell said: “Climate change is probably the most important issue of our lives so it feels timely to make an authoritative series that explores the facts and science behind this complex subject.
“To be able to do this with Greta is an extraordinary privilege, getting an inside view on what it’s like being a global icon and one of the most famous faces on the planet.”
Ms Thunberg, who was 15 when she first rose to prominence, meets leading scientists, political leaders and “business heavyweights,” who she challenges to make changes in the programme.
No broadcaster is yet attached to the series.
“The films will also chart her own journey into adulthood as she continues to be confronted by the real world consequences of inaction and will share some of the quiet moments as she writes
the impactful speeches that are now broadcast and analysed around the world, as she lives a teenage life like no other,” BBC Studios said.
Ms Thunberg has received many honours, including honorary fellowship of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, and in 2019, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people and the youngest individual Time Person of the Year. She was also nominated for the 2019 and 2020 Nobel Peace Prize.