Greta Thunberg kicked off a string of global climate concerts with her belting rendition of Rick Astley’s Never Gonna Give You Up.
Thunberg began her speech normally before launching into the song with her fellow co-host.
Her performance kicked off the global Climate Live event, which will be a series of concerts aimed at raising awareness and putting pressure on world leaders ahead of COP26 – the global climate summit in Glasgow in November.
Shared on Climate Live’s official TikTok account, Thunberg and her co-host can be seen singing and dancing along, visibly happy with their now global troll.
The act was an opportunity for Thunberg to reveal a more playful side of her personality to the world, one that the media does not typically portray:
‘At the end of the day, we are just teenagers fooling around with each other, not just the angry kids the media often portrays us as,’ said Thunberg.
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Rick Astley took to Twitter in full support of Thunberg’s performance, saying “Fantastic and Tack så mycket! Rick x”, which means “thanks so much.”
Thunberg, no stranger to trolling, has previously trolled flat earthers for a light spot of fun by sporting a hilarious hoodie that read, ‘Flat Mars Society.’
For April Fools’ day this year, Thunberg rickrolled her followers by posting a link to “a climate-related video” which actually linked to Astley’s music video.
I made a video where I talk about some small things we ALL can and should do to stop the climate crisis.
We are in this together, and everyone is needed. YOU get to decide what future you’ll live in.
So please watch, share and start doing your part today!https://t.co/KDtgZQcgA7 pic.twitter.com/nCNn9rGMZb— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) April 1, 2021
Earlier this year, in reaction to the IPCC climate report, Thunberg took to Twitter to discuss the importance of swift action on climate change.
‘The new IPCC report contains no real surprises. It confirms what we already know from thousands of previous studies and reports – that we are in an emergency. It’s a solid (but cautious) summary of the current best available science.’
‘It doesn’t tell us what to do. It is up to us to be brave and take decisions based on the scientific evidence provided in these reports. We can still avoid the worst consequences, but not if we continue like today, and not without treating the crisis like a crisis.’
