Author(s)

Jianglu Ping

Corresponding Author

Jianglu Ping

Abstract

Greta Thunberg, a girl who voices for environment protection, is the world??s best-known environmental activist. She has appeared frequently on television and in noted magazines. Extensive coverage and nominations for several prestigious international awards have greatly enhanced her popularity in the world as a ??little environmental campaigner??. Her eco-celebrity is anchored in her role in a global climate movement. Greta??s climate activism, which may be read as a life-writing project. As a teenager, what Greta says and does has greatly impressed her peers. This essay??s emphasis is placed on whether we do need Greta and environmental defenders like her from the perspectives of her influence among teenagers, her contribution to the media and her positive influence on the upper class.

Keywords

Greta Thunberg, Environment, Generation Representation, Influence