No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference

Easy, quick read telling the truth about the climate crisis. Though the story is grim she still finds her way to hope. We owe these kids a future.

I purchased copies for all of my students, hoping to inspire them to be more conscious and active about environmental issues/climate change through the example of this courageous and brilliant young woman.

I read Greta's speeches and her facts were consistent. Her message is clear. She is the Lorax and we'd better start listening. Excellent thought provoking book - young people like her give me hope in these times of crisis and I am working to do my part by using eco-friendly products and voting for candidates who support science.

Greta Thunberg’s “No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference” collects her various speeches in a single volume for those looking to learn from her example in tackling the challenge of climate change, the greatest threat to humanity’s future. Thunberg was initially inspired by the activism of the Parkland students (pg. 46), though she now represents one facet of a global movement. In a 2018 speech in Stockholm, Thunberg said, “If people knew that the scientists say that we have a 5 per cent chance of meeting the Paris target, and if people knew what a nightmare scenario we will face if we don’t keep global warming below 2ºC, they wouldn’t need to ask me why I’m on school strike outside parliament” (pgs. 9-10). She challenged wealthy nations and businesses in her speech at COP 24 in 2018, saying, “We are about to sacrifice our civilization for the opportunity of a very small number of people to continue to make enormous amounts of money” (pg. 29). Thunberg warned the European Parliament in 2019, “Everything and everyone has to change. But the bigger your platform, the bigger your responsibility. The bigger your carbon footprint, the bigger your moral duty” (pg. 73). Addressing the British Parliament in 2019, Thunberg said, “You lied to us. You gave us false hope. You told us that the future was something to look forward to. And the saddest thing is that most children are not even aware of the fate that awaits us. We will not understand until it’s too late. And yet we are the lucky ones. Those who will be affected the hardest are already suffering the consequences. But their voices are not heard” (pg. 82). Speaking to the Austrian World Summit in 2019, she said, “The longer we wait the harder it will be to turn this around” (pg. 100). Thunberg addressed the French National Assembly in 2019, saying, “Now political leaders in some countries are starting to talk. They are starting to declare climate emergencies and announcing dates for so-called ‘climate neutrality’. And declaring a climate emergency is good. But only setting up these vague distant dates, and saying things which give the impression that things are being done and that action is under way will most likely do more harm than good. …The climate and ecological emergency is right here, right now. But it has only just begun. It will get worse” (pg. 109). “No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference” is a great collection of Thunberg’s speeches, particularly useful for students looking to study her work and movement. It is a must-read in particular for any world leaders who genuinely want to make a difference, but Thunberg herself addresses the skepticism people feel about those who have had the power to act these last thirty years.

I have a lot of respect for this young lady who understands that we have set our earth on a trajectory towards becoming uninhabitable while many leaders are too timid to even attempt the changes that are absolutely necessary and have been necessary for decades. I have watched in disbelief over decades during which some of us try everything we can think of to reduce our emissions, most others never even mention the issue, and conditions continue to deteriorate. Our leaders are not really leaders; they seem only interested in growth at any cost to the natural world, with no awareness that humans are just another animal and extinction is beginning to seem inevitable. It’s extremely sad. I will continue to stand with nature in whatever way I can think of, but I definitely feel outnumbered.

This book of essays and speeches really highlights all of what the leaders of our country are not doing. They look more to their political alliances than to the factual science behind global climate change. And that needs to stop. For ourselves and future genera, we need to do better. We need to stand up and fix what harm has come before. And we need to do it now. There is no time for arguing or filibustering. No time for your trivial bullshiy. We need to save our planet because it is the only one we have.

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I admire this young girl and all the speeches she has and is still giving trying to call attention to the urgency of our need to act on behalf of our planet. I don't want this to sound like a criticism but I tired quickly of the book, it was repetitious. That said, her speeches were well written and inspiring.

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Tenho uma dúvida esse livro foi traduzido para o inglês no Brasil? ou veio do exterior realmente?todos eles? porque o meu acho que veio do BRASIL.

Greta Thunberg is wonderful, as usual.

Product arrived in excellent condition, even though it was 2nd handIt also arrived quickly and on time and appreciated the small note insideHappy to continue supporting this independent small business