Her mother, Malena Ernman, is one of Sweden’s most celebrated opera singers. Her father, Svante Thunberg, is an actor and author (named after Svante Arrhenius, the Nobel prize-winning scientist who in 1896 first calculated how carbon dioxide emissions could lead to the greenhouse effect). At about the age of eight, when she first learned about climate change, she was shocked that adults did not appear to be taking the issue seriously. It was not the only reason she became depressed a few years later, but it was a significant factor.
A. She was upset that adults did not take climate change seriously.
B. Her parents were famous.
C. She began experiencing depression at a young age.
D. She was educated about climate issues early on.
The correct answer is A. She was upset that adults did not take climate change seriously.
Explanation: The passage emphasizes her shock and disappointment that adults weren’t addressing climate change seriously after she learned about it at a young age. This realization was significant enough to contribute to her later struggles with depression, making this option the most directly supported by the text.