From where they are to why people are striking...
You would have to be living under a rock not to have heard about the climate strike today, with the movement trending on all social media platforms and literally taking over cities across the world in force.
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But what are the climate strikes?
Today marks the climate strikes, a worldwide protest, that was started by a group of school children.
The climate strikes saw students boycott school in order to march for action over climate change. But today’s march – the latest in a series spearheaded by 16-year-old Greta Thunberg – is said to be the largest so far, with hundreds of cities across the world (an estimated 150 countries took part) taking to the streets.
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Not only this, but the climate strikes far exceeded expectations, with record numbers joining the schoolchildren on the streets.
From Australia and Indonesia to Sweden and Germany, people came out in force all over the world, holding banners and calling out chants against climate change.
‘It’s quite right that students and today’s younger generation should have serious concerns about the climate crisis and its effect on the environment,’ the Dalai Lama tweeted. ‘They are being very realistic about the future. They see we need to listen to scientists. We should encourage them.’
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‘We are on school strike for the climate’, Greta Thunberg announced in a video released to her Twitter, before encouraging people to spend their Fridays waiting outside parliament to prompt action.
Fridays for future. The school strike continues! #climatestrike #klimatstrejk #FridaysForFuture pic.twitter.com/5jej011Qtp
— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) September 16, 2018
‘Some people say we should be in school instead’, she continued. ‘But why should we be studying for a future that soon will be no more and when no one is doing anything whatsoever to save that future?’
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Whereabouts in the world are people tweeting from about the climate strike?
An estimated 100,000 people in Berlin on #ClimateStrike. Today is massive pic.twitter.com/kSS7NulTx0
— Brian Kahn (@blkahn) September 20, 2019
Climate change is an existential threat—and we are already facing the effects. The youth-led #ClimateStrike and the solidarity strikes from groups like @AMZNforClimate show that our country is ready to fight for the big, structural change we'll need to tackle the climate crisis.
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) September 20, 2019
Organizers believe there are at least 10,000 people at the Dublin #ClimateStrike 🌍 @JOEdotie pic.twitter.com/a7XFyKxpVf
— Ellen Coyne (@ellenmcoyne) September 20, 2019
It’s quite right that students and today's younger generation should have serious concerns about the climate crisis and its effect on the environment. They are being very realistic about the future. They see we need to listen to scientists. We should encourage them.
— Dalai Lama (@DalaiLama) September 20, 2019
So many people came out in Islamabad! #IslamabadClimateMarch #ClimateStrike pic.twitter.com/kIE3qNBYgc
— Aksa Satti (@AksaSatti) September 20, 2019
Glasgow's heavin' ❤ #ClimateStrike pic.twitter.com/ahaA1Yr7fr
— andy gerrie (@andygerrie) September 20, 2019
Brussels! #FridaysForFuture #ClimateStrike pic.twitter.com/S1XjhrM99n
— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) September 20, 2019
The whole town of Maynooth came out 😊🌏💚 #ClimateStrike #ourkidsfuture #FridaysForFuture pic.twitter.com/egkcMyu0No
— 🌍Lorna Gold – Climate Generation 🌏 (@gold_lgold) September 20, 2019
We are unstoppable.
We hit the streets of New Delhi in India.#GlobalClimateStrike #FridaysForFurture #ClimateStrike pic.twitter.com/9ZeLLJgBmD— John Paul Jose (@johnpauljos) September 20, 2019
My favourite sign so far from #ClimateStrike in London . pic.twitter.com/xID24vrzsh
— Birgit Maass (@birgit_maass) September 20, 2019
The Paris strikes are fierce & powerful ✊✊✊ #ClimateStrike pic.twitter.com/5OWnbCd6ZX
— 350.org Europe (@350Europe) September 20, 2019
It is like whole of Australia came out for the #ClimateStrike #ClimateChange #ClimateAction pic.twitter.com/LPpME8HQ12
— Zayn Rahman (@ZaynRahm) September 20, 2019
What a historic moment!
