Greta Thunberg Speech at COP24

• This video shows Greta Thunberg's full speech at the COP24 conference in 2018 in Katowice, Poland.
• In her powerful speech, Greta Thunberg discusses climate justice and the collective responsibility of world leaders to "focus on equity."
  

Positives

• This speech by Greta Thunberg highlights the impact that each of us can make to combat global climate change.
• Greta Thunberg speaks about the importance of treating global climate change like a crisis and preserving the planet for future generations.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• While not necessary, it may be helpful to provide students with some background information about Greta Thunberg and how she became known globally for her environmental campaign.
  

Differentiation

• Social studies classes learning about public speaking can use this video to analyze Greta Thunberg's techniques while delivering her speech.
• Pair this speech with this video about how Greta became involved in climate activism and this world leaders speech activity.
  

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