
Zahra Hirji of BuzzFeed –
Sixteen-year-old Greta Thunberg, in a special address, told Congress that when it comes to climate change, “This is the time to wake up.”
“This is not the time and place for dreams, this is the time to wake up,” Thunberg said, standing on a makeshift step stool addressing a crowd of a couple hundred lawmakers, members of the public, and journalists. “This is the moment in history we need to be wide awake. Dreams cannot stand in the way of telling it like it is, especially not now.”