Greta Thunberg laughs at climate protestors: What is she doing now and what is her net worth?

Greta Thunberg is back in the news, but this time a video of the climate activist laughing at a protest organised by the movement she founded has sparked controversy. The video has triggered criticism on social media, with many questioning her reaction to the climate protests she helped popularise.

According to the New York Post, Thunberg appeared surprised when she was told that the same day she was filming a documentary, the Fridays for Future movement was holding a protest in Berlin. The climate movement was founded by Thunberg in 2018, when she was 15.

"Is it?" she asked, appearing surprised before breaking into laughter. "Really? They still do that?"


Thunberg's reaction was captured during her appearance in the documentary 'On Tanks into the Climate Crisis: How Activism is Criminalised'. She and her friend continued laughing before the 23-year-old activist called out, "Cut!"

Thunberg began her climate activism at the age of 15 by staging a protest outside the Swedish Parliament. Her school strike eventually inspired the global Fridays for Future movement, in which students skip classes to demand government action on climate change.

In 2019, she was named Time magazine's Person of the Year, becoming the youngest person to receive the honour. She has also been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize multiple times.

What is Greta Thunberg doing now?

Greta Thunberg is continuing her climate activism and has attended the COP31 climate summit, despite having stayed away from UN climate conferences in recent years. At the summit, she warned that the climate crisis was "already a matter of life and death".

"The planet is not dying, it is being killed," the Swedish activist told reporters. Her remarks came a day after she described the annual climate gathering as a "greenwashed circus".

Thunberg also used the platform to urge Turkey, the COP31 host, to impose an "energy embargo" on Israel. She argued that the transfer of oil from Turkish territory was "directly fuelling the genocide of Palestine", AFP reported.

Greta Thunberg net worth

Various estimates put Greta Thunberg's net worth at between $1 million and $2 million. However, there is no independently verified public figure for her personal wealth.

Her potential sources of income include book royalties, awards and other professional engagements. However, Thunberg has repeatedly directed money earned through her work towards environmental and humanitarian causes.

One of the most notable examples was her €1 million Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity in 2020. She pledged the entire prize money to organisations and initiatives working on climate and environmental issues, including Fridays for Future Brazil and the Stop Ecocide Foundation.

Thunberg has authored several books, including 'No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference' and 'The Climate Book'. She has also said that royalties from her books are directed towards environmental causes.

Her awards and other public engagements have further raised her profile internationally. She has also featured in documentaries, including I Am Greta and the television series Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World.

In 2020, Thunberg established the Greta Thunberg Foundation to channel funds towards charitable causes. The foundation supports initiatives focused on climate change, biodiversity and humanitarian issues.

Among its reported contributions are $100,000 to UNICEF to support children affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and €100,000 to the SOS Amazonia campaign in Brazil.