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2019 in review: Greta Thunberg and Kiwi kids hitting the streets highlight a year in climate

By Kate Nicol-Williams, 1News Reporter
December 30, 2019

This year ends a decade of record heat and sea level rise, and while NZ has passed laws to cut emissions, the world is not on track.

This year a teenager made the world listen like never before.

Greta Thunberg sparked the world's largest climate change protest, with millions taking part.

2019 ends a decade of record heat and sea level rise, and while New Zealand has passed significant moves to cut emissions, the world is nowhere near on track.

1 NEWS' Kate Nicol-Williams has more. 

The teen climate activist inspired a global environmental movement.

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