'Not doing anything' - Greta Thunberg criticises Ardern - Reflection Section | Wānanga

Text title: 'Not doing anything' - Greta Thunberg criticises Ardern's lack of climate action 

Text type: Article  

Text creator: 1 News

Text purpose: Thunberg criticising Jacinda Ardern on climate action.

Critical literacy question: What views of the world is the text presenting?

Date: 27 September 2021 

Greta Thunberg - a Sweedish environmental activist.
Adapted by Getty/1 News

What views of the world is the text presenting?

I think the views of the world in this text are manifesting that politicians are idle towards climate change - which is true according to Greta Thunberg. She says that people assume that Ardern and people like her are climate leaders, but that's little people know about the climate crisis.

Brief:

Thunberg asserts that “it’s funny that people believe Jacinda Ardern and people like that are climate leaders. That just tells you how little people know about the climate crisis”.

“Obviously the emissions haven’t fallen. It goes without saying that these people are not doing anything.” 

Despite Ardern calling it a "life and death" issue, after the Climate Change Commission’s decisive guidance to the Government was allotted, the report has shown that New Zealand was not on track for the 2050 emission targets.

Adapted from: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/not-doing-anything-greta-thunberg-criticises-arderns-lack-climate-action