16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg tells Congress that the climate emergency is not a “political opinion” and urges them to take “real action” against the global crisis. During a congressional hearing in Washington DC, climate change campaigner Greta Thunberg told members of Congress to listen to scientists’ warnings of the rapidly-heating planet. The student activist stated she had prepared no remarks but instead would be submitting
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