Grace Lambert, a junior at Jackson High School, led the youth climate strike in Seattle on Friday.

SEATTLE — As Grace Lambert stepped up to the podium, an excavator hummed and beeped just feet away as it lifted dirt from the ground.

Hundreds of teens sat on the turf of the baseball field at Cal Anderson Park, sun shining on their backs. They faced the stage tucked into the diamond’s backstop.

They held colorful, handmade signs with messages including “There is no planet B,” and “The oceans are rising and so are we.”

“We here in Seattle are striking with youth around the world to demand our leaders take action to ensure a livable planet for all,” Grace told the crowd. “We are striking for the Green New Deal, and to move to 100 percent renewable energy.”

Grace, 16, is a junior at Henry M. Jackson High School in Mill Creek. She planned the meetup on Friday morning, where students skipped school to protest climate change.

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These are the people who are going to have to deal with the mess of climate change.