Greta Thunberg Named <br />'TIME' Person of the Year.<br />The 16-year-old Swedish <br />climate change activist <br />is the youngest person <br />to receive the title.<br />'TIME' editor-in-chief <br />Edward Felsenthal <br />revealed the news on the <br />‘Today’ show Wednesday.<br />She was a solo protestor with a hand-painted sign 14 months ago. She's now led millions of people around the world, 150 countries, to act on behalf of the planet. , Edward Felsenthal, via ‘Today’.<br />'TIME' selects their winners based on “who influenced <br />the years' events most, for better or for worse.”.<br />This year’s shortlist included Nancy Pelosi, <br />The Whistleblower, the Hong Kong protesters <br />and Donald Trump
