Climate Activist Greta Thunberg TIME Person of the Year

Climate activist Greta Thunberg photographed on the shore in Lisbon, Portugal December 4, 2019Photograph by Evgenia Arbugaeva for TIME

Greta Thunberg has been named TIME Magazine’s person of the year. This is a well-deserved, staggering achievement for the young Swede. Besides her enormous impact on climate activism, Greta chooses her words carefully -- a trait that we all (ME, TOO) can probably learn from. " "I was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, OCD and selective mutism. That basically means I only speak when I think it's necessary."

For those who believe God operates in our every action (that is not my personal belief) — instead of Trump — perhaps God is actually promoting Greta.

How about Greta is sent to save the entire biosphere, Mother Earth???? I assure you that she's not a liberal devil or a daughter of Jezebel, no matter what right-wing media says about her Greta is the real deal messenger from the heavens, and her one small self has ignited youth and their elders worldwide, on behalf of our climate crisis. Read Greta’s incredible story of one small action that ignited the world on TIME.

In this video Greta Thunberg had to hitch a ride at the last minute when a December 2 UN Climate Conference location was moved from Chile to Spain. Apparently, Greta sent a SOS for a boat ride, as she does not fly. Within days, Greta was hitching a ride across the Atlantic with Australians Riley Whitelum and Elayna Carausu, their baby son, and English skipper Nikki Henderson.

The boat leaves almost no carbon footprint as it uses solar panels and hydro-generators for power, writes DW. The catamaran also has a toilet, a luxury not at her disposal on the boat which took the Swede from the United Kingdom to New York in August, where a bucket was all that was available.

As Greta Thunberg prepared to leave America, having arrived here for the September UN Climate Conference, an eight-story mural of her was unveiled in Union Square, San Francisco. Also, via DW.

A 60-foot-tall mural of Greta Thunberg by Argentinian street artist Andres Iglesias was unveiled in San Francisco as the teen activist announced her plans to leave the US. The eight-story painting is situated in Union Square.