German activist (born 2000)
Naomi Seibt (born 18 August 2000) is a German far-right political activist. She is best known as a climate change denier [ 1] and for her opposition to climate activist Greta Thunberg .[ 2]
Until April 2020, she was employed by the Heartland Institute ,[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] an American conservative and right-wing public policy think tank ,[ 7] which marketed her as the "anti-Greta".[ 8] [ 9] She has spoken at multiple events organized by conservative think tanks and has self-identified as a libertarian and an anarcho-capitalist .[ 8] [ 10]
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^ Cockburn, Harry (24 February 2020). "Far-right groups trying to turn girl into climate-change denying version of Greta Thunberg" . The Independent . Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2020 .
^ "How a right-wing think tank turned an unknown YouTuber into the 'anti-Greta' " . inews.co.uk . 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020 .
^ Smith, David (25 February 2020). " 'Anti-Greta' teen activist to speak at biggest US conservatives conference" . The Guardian . ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 26 February 2020 .
^ Eilperin, Juliet; Butler, Desmond (29 February 2020). "Anti-climate activist praises alt-right commentator at CPAC" . Washington Post . Retrieved 4 March 2020 . I realized that all of the sudden, I was being shunned for my own political views," she added. "Just for being skeptical, I received a lot of negative backlash.
^ "Fact check: Climate change skeptic Naomi Seibt was not banned from social media for her views and she is appealing a regulator's order to remove two videos" . Reuters . 26 May 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020 .
^ a b Cite error: The named reference insider_Cachero_202002242
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^ Love, Nicola (27 February 2020). "Climate and the rise of the 'anti-Greta' ". The Herald . Glasgow.
^ Buse, Uwe (11 September 2020). "Social-Media-Star Naomi Seibt: Anti-Greta" . Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 9 May 2021 .