“Our house is on fire. I am here to say our house is on fire.” 16-year-old Greta Thunberg at the World Economic Forum

“Solving the climate crisis is the greatest and most complex challenge that Homo sapiens have ever faced. The main solution, however, is so simple that even a small child can understand it.”

16-year-old Greta Thunberg speaks at the World Economic Forum on the most pressing issue facing the world, with a clarity and directness that we can only wish for from even our most progressive political leaders:

“Adults keep saying, ‘We owe it to the young people to give them hope.’ But I don’t want your hope. I don’t want you to be hopeful. I want you to panic. I want you to feel the fear I feel every day. And then I want you to act.”

Watch or read her full speech here.