Greta Thunberg: ‘I really see the value of friendship. Apart from the climate, almost nothing else matters’
Greta Thunberg has spent three years raising the alarm on the climate crisis
Her mission could end up saving the world
It’s already saved her
Interview
The transformation of Greta Thunberg
Words: Simon Hattenstone
Portraits: Marcus Ohlsson
I might be naive because I’m very young. But naivety and childishness are sometimes a good thing
Greta Thunberg shot in Stockholm in August 2021. Photograph: Marcus Ohlsson/Lundlund
I mean in one way we’re all climate deniers because we’re not acting as if it is a crisis
When an eight-year-old Thunberg was shown a plastic armada in the ocean, she couldn’t get the image out of her head. Photograph: Darko Vojinovic/AP
I didn’t have the courage to get friends. Now I have many, I really see the value of friendship. Apart from the climate, almost nothing else matters
Thunberg shot in Stockholm in August 2021. Photograph: Marcus Ohlsson/Lundlund
Makeup Jeanette Tornqvist
Hair Erika Svedjevik (both for Lundlund)
Post-production IWonderU Studios
Digital design Harry Fischer