Greta Thunberg Breaks Record as Time Person of the Year

Lizzo and Disney CEO Bob Iger were also recognized by the magazine

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As the Arctic continues to break heat records and rising temperatures threaten biodiversity across the globe, Gen Z views climate change as an imminent menace that will impact the entirety of their lives. According to a survey from Solar Simplified, 94% of Gen Z believes in climate change and 70% thinks we are in crisis.

One of these environmentally conscious Gen Zers, a Swedish girl with Asperger’s syndrome, went viral in September for scorning politicians who have not taken climate change seriously at the UN Climate Action Summit.

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