UK children demand action on climate change
Feb. 16, 2019, 7:41 AM EST / Updated Feb. 16, 2019, 2:07 PM EST
By Linda Givetash
LONDON — The year 2100 may be inconceivable to today’s lawmakers, but for children it’s a date within their lifetimes that is fueling anger and anxiety.
Thousands of children chanting “Save our planet!” descended on Parliament Square in London Friday as part of a school strike movement that has swept across Europe in recent months to demand action on climate change.
Demonstrators, many in their school uniforms, skipped class and are refusing to take exams, hoping to gain the attention of political leaders ...
The walk-outs called Youth Strike 4 Climate and Fridays for Future were founded by 16-year-old Greta Thunberg, who began protesting outside the Swedish parliament last fall. Thunberg went on to address the United Nations climate talks in December, declaring, “Our political leaders have failed us” ...
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/u-k-children-walk-out-classrooms-demand-action-climate-change-n971486
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