Thunberg said she hopes the money will help her « do more good in the world. »
Greta Thunberg has pledged to donate 1 million euros – more than $1.14 million – in prize money. The 17-year-old climate activist was awarded the inaugural Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity, which recognizes people for their contribution to climate change mitigation and adaptation.
In a video tweeted by Thunberg, she said all the prize money will be donated through her foundation to « different organizations and projects who are working to help people on the frontlines affected by the climate crisis and ecological crisis, especially in the Global South. »
She said the prize money is more than she can « begin to imagine, » and that she hopes it will help her « do more good in the world.
