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Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg has been named as Time’s “Person of the Year” for 2019, as the established magazine reports themselves. The shortlist of potential contenders for the title was wide and varied — ranging from President Donald Trump to the Hong Kong protesters currently embroiled in a prolonged struggle against Chinese authorities — but the 16-year-old Swedish environmentalist eventually ended up receiving her laurels.
Per NBC News, the announcement that Greta had been named Time’s “Person of the Year” was made by the magazine’s editor-in-chief, Edward Felsenthal, during his appearance on the TODAY show.
“She became the biggest voice on the biggest issue facing the planet this year, coming from essentially nowhere to lead a worldwide movement,” Felsenthal said, then proclaiming that the world-famous climate activist had taken top honors as far as his publication was concerned.