Children around the world have launched another wave of school strikes demanding action on climate change in their first major action since the issue topped world leader's agenda at the UN this week.
Friday's protest followed a week of climate talks at the United Nations in New York, which included"You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words," she said on Tuesday."The eyes of all future generations are upon you and if you choose to fail us, I say we will never forgive you."released last year, demonstrators are demanding governments implement measures to prevent global temperatures from rising more than 2.
Thunberg and the young people she has inspired say they will not stop their weekly classroom walkouts until they see a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions responsible for climate change. In Nigeria's capital Abuja, Oladosu Adenike marked her 46th consecutive strike on Friday. The activist of students dressed in blue school uniforms carrying banners with messages,"Climate change is real" and"We don't have time."
Students demonstrate during a worldwide protest demanding action on climate change, in Turin, northern Italy, on Friday.
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