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Greta Thunberg: World leaders want selfies with me so they can 'look good'

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Greta Thunberg has voiced her frustration with world leaders who want selfies with her just so they can "look good".

The 17-year-old environmental campaigner criticised the behaviour of high-ranking figures after her speech at the United Nations climate change summit last September.

In a series for Swedish radio about her campaigning, she said: "Presidents, prime ministers, kings and princesses came and wanted to talk to me.

"They saw me and suddenly saw the chance that they could take a photo with me for their Instagram account. Then the hashtag #savetheplanet.

"It seemed as if they had forgotten for a moment to be ashamed that their generation had let future generations down.