Greta Thunberg Declines $51K Environmental Prize, Says ‘Climate Movement Does Not Need any More Awards’

Greta Thunberg wants action, not prizes.

The 16-year-old Swedish climate activist was awarded the 2019 Nordic Council Environment Prize Tuesday, but refused to accept it, CNN reported.

“I want to thank the Nordic Council for this award. It is a huge honour,” Thunberg wrote in an Instagram post from the U.S., where she is currently traveling. “But the climate movement does not need any more awards. What we need is for our politicians and the people in power start to listen to the current, best available science.”