Isabelle Axelsson

Isabelle Axelsson
Born	(2001-01-14) 14 January 2001 (age 24) Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Occupation	Climate activist
Movement	Fridays for Future

Isabelle Axelsson (born 14 January 2001) ^[1] is a Swedish climate activist from Stockholm. ^{[2] [3]}

Biography

Axelsson has been an activist and an organiser of Fridays for Future Sweden since December 2018. ^{[4] [5]} In late January 2020, she attended the World Economic Forum in Davos along with other climate activists, namely Greta Thunberg, Luisa Neubauer, Loukina Tille and Vanessa Nakate. ^{[6] [7]}

She was the contributor to a book titled "Gemeinsam für die Zukunft – Fridays For Future und Scientists For Future: Vom Stockholmer Schulstreik zur weltweiten Klimabewegung". In the book, she contributed with details from within Fridays for Future, to give the reader a perspective from someone within Fridays for Future. ^[8]

Axelsson has autism. ^[9]

References

1. "Young climate activist fears words not action at Davos". Reuters. 24 January 2020.
2. "Isabelle Axelsson och Sophia Axelsson talar för Greta Thunberg | Nordisk Samarbejde". norden.org (in Swedish). Nordic Council. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
3. Cotton, Johnny (24 January 2020). "Young climate activist fears words not action at Davos". Reuters. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
4. Rydberg, Jenny (23 May 2019). "Klimatstrejk i över hundra länder". ekuriren.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2020-10-09. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
5. Annebäck, Karin (20 August 2019). "Klimatfrågan har inte tagits på allvar". ETC (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-01-28.
6. Walker, Darren (27 January 2020). "Charity won't fix inequality. Only structural change will". The Guardian. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
7. Dahir, Ikran (24 January 2020). "A Ugandan Climate Activist Was Cropped Out Of A News Agency Photo Of Greta Thunberg At Davos". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
8. transcript. "Axelsson, Isabelle". transcript Verlag (in German). Retrieved 2021-02-11.
9. "Girl power goes green: Teens strike for action on climate change". NBC News. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

External links

• Isabelle Axelsson on Twitter