In Greta Thunberg’s footsteps: the climate kids fighting for their future | World News, The Indian Express

In Greta Thunberg’s footsteps: the climate kids fighting for their future | World News, The Indian Express

By Reuters |New York, Shenyang |Published: June 20, 2019 4:50:34 pm

In Greta Thunberg’s footsteps: the climate kids fighting for their future

Kept awake some nights by fears that rising seas will devastate his native Brooklyn, Cowie came across a news story about Greta Thunberg, a Swedish teen who was walking out of class on Fridays to protest government inaction over climate change.

Greta Thunberg has been nominated for a Nobel Peace prize since starting to protest outside Sweden’s parliament in August. (The New York Times)

A keen reader of graphic novels, nine-year-old Zayne Cowie has a bookshelf laden with tales of the struggles of imaginary superheroes. Now, a real-life role model has inspired him to join a battle for his own planet’s future.