Fridays For Future Flashcards
What is fridays for future?
- International movement of school students
- who skip Friday classes
- to participate in demonstrations
What does the Movement demand ?
Action from political leaders to prevent climate change and for the fossil fuel industry to transition to renewable energy
When and who did the Movement start ?
- August 2018
- Greta Thunberg
How did Greta Thunberg start the Movement?
By protesting by sitting outside the Ricksday every day during school hours with a sign that read “Skolstreik för klimatet”
What was Greta Thunberg Motivation?
Heat waves and wildfires in Sweden
What was Greta Thunberg Inspiration?
Teen activist at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, who organised the March for Our lives
What was Greta Thunberg goal ?
To not attend school until the 2018 Sweden General election on 9th September
What did Greta Thunberg demand ?
That the Swedish government reduces carbon emissions per Paris Agreement
When was the first globale Climate Strike ?
- March 2019
When did FFF cause the biggest climate strike in world history and how many people participated ?
- September 2019
- 4 - 7 million
Where and when did GT hold her famous speech “How dare you”
- September 2019
- at the UN Climate Summit in New Yorl
What is the Motivation of the FFF movement ?
- Minimal effort in meeting carbon emission target
- First affected generation
- urgency
- not taken seriously
What are the goals of the FFF movement ?
- spread awareness
- stop usage of fossil fuels until 2030
- 100% renewable energies until 2030
- Keep global warming below 1.5 degree Celsius
- Net- Zero emissions by 2035
- end forestation
- Demolishment of all coal-fired power plants
- CO² Tax of 180€ per ton
What is Greta Thunberg known for?
Environmental activist
What did her Asperger Syndcrome cause?
Deep focus on climate change since she was 8
How did GT change her habits ?
- became Vegan
- no travel by plane
How long was GT school strike ?
3 weeks, September 2018 before the swedish election
Where has GT held speeches?
- World Economic Forum in Devos
- Switzerland
- European Parliament
- infront of legislatures of Italy
- France, UK, USA
What do people criticise about the FFF movement?
- students skip school, some purposely
- “climate change doesn’t exist”
- mostly western centered
- lack of clear policy proposals
