Greta Thunberg's visit to Britain is a huge moment for the climate movement | Caroline Lucas

Young people like Greta represent hope in the face of political inaction. Extinction Rebellion must succeed for their sakeThis afternoon an international sensation is taking to the stage in central London. She's young, admired around the world and her name is Greta Thunberg. She's a 16-year-old climate hero and I couldn't be more proud to be co-hosting her visit.Greta's rise to fame has been vertiginous. Last year she skipped school and sat in front of the Swedish parliament in protest against inaction on climate change - and now she is one of the figureheads of a school climate strike movement that has swept the globe, which more than a million young people taking to the streets last month to demand that world leaders step up to this monumental challenge. Continue reading...