Zuzana Čaputová: What is your greatest fear?

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Zuzana Čaputová

Slovak environmental lawyer and later President of Slovakia; 2016 Goldman Environmental Prize winner

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Část lidí mi důvěřovat nebude. Musím to akceptovat, říká slovenská prezidentka Čaputová

N/A, Interview, ČT24, 15 July 2020 source ↗

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Dying with a feeling of incompleteness.

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That we won’t act fast enough to save the planet.

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To overcook that plate of fettuccine.

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Naming my greatest fear, because then I’ll have to admit it, won’t I?

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Recorded Published Q&A on the Goldman Prize blog, Goldman Environmental Prize, 9 November 2016 source ↗

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