Greta Thunberg rose to international fame in 2018 after she started skipping faculty to protest outdoors the Swedish parliament in Stockholm, demanding that her authorities take motion on local weather change.
Greta Thunberg rose to international fame in 2018 after she started skipping faculty to protest outdoors the Swedish parliament in Stockholm, demanding that her authorities take motion on local weather change.
Teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg has been featured on a brand new Swedish postage stamp in recognition of her work to protect Sweden’s distinctive nature for the long run generations.
Thunberg, who has turned 18 on January 3, will be a part of a corridor of fame of Swedish personalities like Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Greta Garbo, and others.
Thunberg has been pictured on her yellow raincoat standing on a rocky coastal looking at a flock of birds, designed by illustrator Henning Trollback titled “Valuable Nature”.
The stamps will go on sale from PostNord on Thursday costing 12 kronor ($1.40) every and can function a number of the 16 environmental high quality targets drawn up by the Swedish authorities currently.
Other stamps within the assortment will depict Swedish excessive mountains and their flora, a forest, an agricultural panorama and a uniquely biodiverse lavatory. This yr’s European stamps embrace an image of the endangered inexperienced noticed toad.
“We hope that, as a giant firm, we will shine a light-weight on the crucial local weather query, with the assistance of a bit of stamp,” mentioned Kristina Olofsdotter, head of PostNord’s stamp division.
Thunberg rose to international fame in 2018 after she started skipping faculty to protest outdoors the Swedish parliament in Stockholm, demanding that her authorities take motion on local weather change.
In 2019, Thunberg took a yr out from faculty to cross the globe by automotive, practice and boat – however not airplane – to demand motion on local weather change, a visit that concerned a brush with US President Donald Trump and a speech on the United Nations local weather summit.
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