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    Greta Thunberg Is The 'Time' Person Of The Year For 2019

    She burst onto the world stage after organizing school strikes and protests to call attention to the climate crisis. The Swedish activist, 16, is the youngest person to earn the title.
    by Bill Chappell Dec 11, 2019 2 minutes
    Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was named <em>Time</em> magazine's person of the year for showing "what it might look like when a new generation leads." She's seen here at the COP25 Climate Conference in Madrid on Wednesday.

    Greta Thunberg, the activist who has quickly become a leading voice on climate change, is Time's Person of the Year for 2019. At 16, she is the youngest person to earn the title in the magazine's 92-year history.

    Thunberg burst onto the world stage in the past year, organizing

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