"I am honoured to be woman of the year, in Sweden," with these words the Swedish girl Greta Thunberg, the popular leader of the fight against global warming, expressed her gratitude for the recognition she was presented with on 8 March, International Women's Day, by two of the most popular daily newspapers in the Scandinavian country: Aftonbladet, which commissioned a survey among the population, and Expressen. Thunberg was the woman, at the age of 16, most chosen by the thousands of people who took part in the poll, even surpassing Christian Democratic Party leader Ebba Busch Thor.

Greta and the climate, then, surpasses politics, sport and academia, not to mention the women of the Swedish royal family. "It confirms that what I am working towards makes a difference and influences people in a positive way," Thunberg told Aftonbladet . "A few years ago, someone who works on [and worries about, ed.] climate would probably never have been recognised. And the fact that I am so young is also funny, because I am still a child."

Greta Thunberg presses on and looks ahead to after 15 March

Greta Thunberg has made clear that she will continue the strikes despite the difficulties, given that she does not "like being so much at the centre of attention," even though she is aware that she chose to be "in this situation." "I know it's right. If this is the way to convince people to talk about and embrace the fight against climate change, then all of this is great."

After the travels that saw her busy across Europe (during a school holiday period), Greta has now said she wants to stay at home for a while and focus on her studies. She did, however, want to draw attention to the important date of 15 March, when the global strike for the future will take place, involving 700 cities in 72 countries that have joined the #fridaysforfuture movement.