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Greta Thunberg has changed her Twitter description to 'bunny hugger' in an apparent dig at Boris Johnson who used the phrase at a virtual global summit on climate change. The move came just hours. NEW DELHI: Climate activist Greta Thunberg's tweet, in which she shared a 'toolkit' to amplify farmers' voices, created uproar on Twitter on Wednesday. Thunberg later deleted the tweet, but not.

Environmental activist Greta Thunberg would, of course, be an icon whether or not she also happened to be extremely good at Twitter. But it is a gift to us all that she is! And there is arguably not another on this planet who could wait 11 months after being publicly mocked by Donald Trump to deliver a response so perfect.

For context: In December 2019, after Thunberg was named Time's Person of the Year, Trump launched an absurdly condescending attack on the teenager who sparked a global movement for climate action. 'So ridiculous. Greta must work on her Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Greta, Chill!' Trump tweeted.

So ridiculous. Greta must work on her Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Greta, Chill! https://t.co/M8ZtS8okzE

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 12, 2019

Skip to the present day, where the president of the United States is currently yelling on Twitter in all caps, making unfounded claims of voter fraud and, as a result, having every other tweet labeled as 'misleading' by the social media platform itself. On Thursday, October 5, Trump tweeted, 'STOP THE COUNT'—and Thunberg was ready and waiting. Quoting Trump's tweet, she wrote, 'So ridiculous. Donald must work on his Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Donald, Chill!'

So ridiculous. Donald must work on his Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Donald, Chill! https://t.co/4RNVBqRYBA

— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) November 5, 2020

In case you were curious, Trump's original tweet attracted about 200,000 likes. And Thunberg's, at time of publishing? 1.4 million.

Greta Thunberg has changed her Twitter description to 'bunny hugger' in an apparent dig at Boris Johnson who used the phrase at a virtual global summit on climate change.

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The move came just hours after the British prime minister addressed the virtual climate summit held for Earth Day on Thursday.

During his speech Mr Johnson spoke of how climate action could help create jobs and aid in the global recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

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The prime minister said that 'it's vital for all of us to show that this is not all about some expensive, politically correct green act of bunny hugging'.

He added: 'This is about growth and jobs. And I think the president was absolutely right to stress that.'

Earlier in the day, climate activist Ms Thunberg, 18, posted a video to social media which said that the targets set by world leaders were 'very insufficient'.

She also said that leaders' 'bull****' on the issue was the biggest elephant in the room.

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It is not the first time Ms Thunberg has changed her social media profile following comments from world leaders.

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In 2019, then-president Donald Trump criticised Ms Thunberg the day after she became the youngest person to be named Time person of the year.

The former US leader tweeted: 'So ridiculous. Greta must work on her Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Greta, Chill!'

In response, Ms Thunberg changed her social media account to say: 'A teenager working on her anger management problem. Currently chilling and watching a good old fashioned movie with a friend.'

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Ms Thunberg also made a similar move after remarks by Vladimir Putin.

After the Russian president said the then-16-year-old was a 'kind and very sincere girl', but 'poorly informed', Ms Thunberg changed her Twitter moniker to say she was 'A kind but poorly informed teenager'.

Sky News broadcasts the first daily prime time news show dedicated to climate change.

Hosted by Anna Jones, The Daily Climate Show is following Sky News correspondents as they investigate how global warming is changing our landscape and how we all live our lives.

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The show will also highlight solutions to the crisis and show how small changes can make a big difference.