Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg has called on governments to treat the threat of climate change with the same urgency as coronavirus. The 17-year-old said that, as a result of the pandemic, it feels like the world has passed 'some kind of social tipping point'. Ms Thunberg said similar high level discussions were needed to talk about climate changeMs Thunberg, who founded the Schools Strike for Climate movement, made the comments as part of a programme for Swedish radio that was shared with the BBC. But she believes some hope for the climate can come out of the pandemic. Ms Thunberg said she hopes coronavirus will open up the discussion about deaths caused by climate change, such as the thousands who die prematurely in London every year due to air pollution.

Source: Daily Mail June 20, 2020 12:19 UTC