Today’s global school strike for the climate is probably the biggest protest in history with millions of children taking part all over the world.
EUROPE
Towns, cities and regions march with youth for the climate: the time for action is now. They call on the EU to entirely divest from fossil fuels. Urgency of an EU climate strategy that safeguards the future and steps up present action.
Youth for Climate Action
For the first time in Europe’s history, towns, cities and regions are marching along with young people from around the world in a Global Climate Strike for the Future. Inspired by the youth’s call to action many people and organizations join the strike on 15 March. They jointly call on the European Union and national leaders to take the necessary steps to address climate change in a just and timely manner.Worldwide strike with thousands on the streets and demand a livable future. In more than 100 countries everywhere in the world, today is the day. In Germany for example, strikes are taking place at over 200 locations.
The climate strikers should inspire us all to act at the next UN summitAntónio Guterres
Thank you, climate strikers. Your action matters and your power will be feltRebecca Solnit
Climate Change: EU debates the climate and feels proud of Youth actions
I want you to panic! Greta Thunberg
Greta Thunberg – Climate Change
If children don’t join the climate strike, their schools are underachievingDavid ReedClimate change: Please give me a chance to change the world
GLOBAL STRIKE FOR FUTURE
A movement amongst students, as well as some teachers and parents, has been spreading throughout the world since last December following the steps of 16-year-old Swedish student and activist Greta Thunberg, who is engaged in halting global warming and climate change. #YouthForClimate
Australia – New Zealand
Thousands of school students walked out of classes across Australia and New Zealand in a global student strike to protest against government inaction on climate change.
Climate Strike for students ! It’s tomorrow #climatestrike #climate #students
#ActOnClimate #climate #energy #climatestrike #FridayForFutures #GreenNewDeal #blockchain
ASIA: Hundreds of students from Hong Kong on Friday joined the global strike against climate change and to demand concrete government action to mitigate it under the slogan “There is no Planet B”.
USA
Hundreds of youngsters are planning to skip school to join a rally in Washington on Friday as part of what organizers are calling an international Youth Climate Strike to seek action on climate change.
What is the Paris Agreement?
EU Student’s main demand: to take heed of calls by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to limit global warming to 1.5°C. According to the networks, reaching this overarching goal will mean divestment from fossil fuels, urgently rethinking the EU climate strategy and empowering local and regional governments.
Global Warming – Global Response
The Paris Agreement’s central aim is to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change by keeping a global temperature rise this century well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Additionally, the agreement aims to increase the ability of countries to deal with the impacts of climate change, and at making finance flows consistent with a low GHG emissions and climate-resilient pathway.
Youth for Climate Actions keep Paris accord alive!
Children demand tougher action against #climatechange and skip school to protest! We only have one planet, one chance and no plan B.
