Teenage climate-change activist Greta Thunberg has turned down an award with a prize of about $51,500 — demanding political action over “more awards.”

The 16-year-old activist revealed in a lengthy Instagram post that she had “decided to decline” the Nordic Council’s environmental award and its lucrative prize money, despite calling it a “huge honor.”

“The climate movement does not need any more awards,” she wrote.

“What we need is for our politicians and the people in power to start to listen to the current, best available science.”

Thunberg then attacked Nordic governments for their lack of environmental action despite “no lack of bragging” and “no lack of beautiful words.”

“We belong to the countries that have the possibility to do the most. And yet our countries still basically do nothing,” she complained.

“So until you start to act in accordance with what the science says is needed … I choose not to accept the Nordic Councils environmental award nor the prize money of 500 000 Swedish kronor,” she said, of the cash that is about $51,500.

The President of the Nordic Council, Hans Wallmark, said it respected her decision and the reasons behind it.

“The movement that Greta is spearheading is influencing and inspiring an entire generation. This is worthy of respect,” he said in a statement, saying the council would “think carefully about what to do with the prize money.”