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Climate strikes spread worldwide as students call for action
School pupils worldwide have abandoned classrooms for a day of protest against climate change.
Kudos to the next generation :thumbs:
Over 1.4 million marched on #SchoolStrike4Climate yesterday according to the latest update. 2,083 locations in 125 countries and on all continents. Pictured above; Montreal, Canada.
School pupils worldwide have abandoned classrooms for a day of protest against climate change.
3/15/19
India, South Korea, Australia and the US are among the countries where teenagers are already on strike. The day of action is expected to embrace about 100 countries. They are inspired by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg, who protests weekly outside Sweden's parliament. Scientists say tougher measures are needed to cut global warming. The globally co-ordinated children's protests - promoted through posts on Twitter and other social media - have been going on for several months. On Thursday Greta Thunberg's campaigning earned her a Nobel Peace Prize nomination. In January at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the 16-year-old told top executives and politicians that "on climate change, we have to acknowledge that we have failed".
Kudos to the next generation :thumbs:
Over 1.4 million marched on #SchoolStrike4Climate yesterday according to the latest update. 2,083 locations in 125 countries and on all continents. Pictured above; Montreal, Canada.