Greta Thunberg to U.N. climate summit: 'you have stolen my dreams'

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Updated: 23-09-2019 20:21 IST | Created: 23-09-2019 20:20 IST

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Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg told world leaders at the opening of a United Nations conference on Monday that they had stolen her childhood with "empty words."

"You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words," Thunberg said at a U.N. climate change summit, admonishing adults for not doing enough to protect the environment.

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