Greta Thunberg says young activists bear ‘too much responsibility’ in face of climate crisis

Climate activist says young people are bearing brunt of responsibility

Greta Thunberg (TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images)

Greta Thunberg has said she and other young activists are bearing too much responsibility in the face of the climate crisis.

The 19-year-old Swedish activist said she wishes some people “would take up a bit more responsibility” over global warming, adding: “All the hope in the world rests on burned-out teenagers’ shoulders”.

Asked about being the face of a global movement in an interview with the BBC, Ms Thunberg said: “It is too much responsibility, both for me as an individual, but also for young people, on young people in general.