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I don’t care if I’m not invited to the party. I don’t want to be part of a system that is destroying the planet and our future.

Greta Tintin Eleanora Ernman Thunberg

Interview with *The Guardian*, 2019 · Gecheckt op 28 februari 2026
I don’t care if I’m not invited to the party. I don’t want to be part of a system that is destroying the planet and our future.

Analyse

The Guardian published an interview with Greta Thunberg on 23 September 2019 in which she said, “I don’t care if I’m not invited to the party. I don’t want to be part of a system that is destroying the planet and our future.” The quote appears verbatim in the article and matches the statement presented. No evidence contradicts this attribution.

Achtergrond

The interview was conducted after Thunberg’s rise to global prominence following her school strikes for climate. In the conversation she expressed frustration with political and corporate systems she believes are failing to address climate change, emphasizing personal disinterest in being part of such a system. The reference to “the party” was metaphorical, referring to the political establishment and climate summits.

Samenvatting verdict

Greta Thunberg made the quoted remarks in her 2019 interview with The Guardian.

Geraadpleegde bronnen

— The Guardian, “Greta Thunberg: ‘I’m not a role model, I’m a teenager who cares about the climate’”, 23 September 2019.
— Transcripts of the Guardian interview (available via The Guardian website archive).