Video — Are We Witnessing a New Era of Climate Activism?

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Extinction Rebellion and the global school strikes led by Greta Thunberg have ensured climate activism hit the headlines throughout 2019. But is any of this really new? Or is it just the same old people with fancy new logos?

DeSmog’s editor Mat Hope teamed up with filmmaker Adam Levy to explore the concept of a ‘new climate activism’:


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