Climate activists Greta Thunberg, center, Vanessa Nakate, center right, Isabelle Axelsson, bottom third left, and Luisa Neubauer, center left, hold placards while taking part in a demonstration on the closing day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 24, 2020.
Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
Greta Thunberg’s Climate Cohort Is Growing Up
A generation of teen climate activists are now navigating young adulthood — and a movement that thrives on the power of youth.
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Until recently, Xiye Bastida kicked off every talk she appeared at by telling the audience her age. A New York-based climate activist who started working in the space at 15, Bastida has participated in protests and debated green policies with seasoned professionals. Sometimes a single entreaty from her could be enough to push a roomful of adults toward compromise.