Climate rallies worldwide, millions of people marching, a lone protester in Moscow
Millions of people around the world participate in global climate protests today as a part of Global Climate Strike
Source: Tanjug
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People around the world have called on world leaders to take urgent action at the UN Climate Action Summit to avert an environmental catastrophe.
The protests are planned in about 150 countries and were inspired by 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, who will lead the rally in New York.
Organizers said 300,000 people gathered around Australia, the BBC reported.
In conjunction with the UN summit this week, organizers on Friday will hold coordinated strikes around the world for a third time, with Thunberg spearheading a march and rally in New York, home of the United Nations headquarters.
With the banners saying "The oceans are rising and so are we", or "We didn't light it, but we're trying to fight it,", the pupils protested in Sidney, Melbourne, Alice Springs and other Australian cities.
Lots of people have gathered in Berlin.
Greta Thunberg wrote on Twitter that there were more than 80.000 people, as Index.hr reports.
Two protesters got arrested in London for disturbing public law and order, police said.
Rallies were also held in Copenhagen, Helsinki and Stockholm.
In the Danish capital, several thousands people gathered, carrying umbrellas and banners saying: "Lawmaker: know your climate".
IIn Finland's capital, Helsinki, a man dressed as Santa Claus stood outside Parliament holding a sign that said, "My house is on fire, my reindeer can't swim."
A rally in Sweden's capital of Stockholm is organized downtown behind a banner saying "School strike for climate." That's the slogan Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg used when she started skipping classes once a week to protest climate change, AP reports.
Thousands of students are rallying in Prague and dozens of towns and cities across the Czech Republic as part of a global protest against climate change. In Prague, they gathered in the downtown Old Town Square, waving numerous banners that read "More love, less coal," ''Science, not silence".
Marches were held in Slovakia, including the capital of Bratislava.
There is only one person protesting in Moscow, it is Arshak Makichyan, who is a lone protester in Russia for the last six months, organizing protests on his own. The government regularly rejects his applications for group protests.
The citizens of Nigeria, more precisely of Abuja and Lagos also took to the streets marching, along with the citizens of Nairobi and Pretoria.
Solomon Islands also joined protests, according to the photos published on Twitter by the Organization for protecting environment 350 Pacific (https://350pacific.org/)
The largest protests against climate change in the country's history are expected in India.
Two marches will be held in the capital city of New Delhi and protests should continue for another week.
Hundreds of mostly younger people gathered in Kabul as well, and at the head of the column, several girls wore a "Friday for the Future" banner.
A small group of protesters also rallied in Tokyo, while about 3,000 children marched in front of parliament in Bangladesh.
Bullllll Shiiiittttt. Clean up the countries of India, China, Pakistan first, then continue on with the EU by burying into the Mediterranean silt all the dark dirt that washed up into the EU. Global problem solved. It’s really very simple.
(BS, 24 September 2019 00:25)
Amazing how one mentally challenged teenager can inspire so many. There is one born every minute, as they say.
I will bet none of these protestors even know what they are actually protesting for. None of them have any idea what they want the governments to do let alone how to do it. If they were really serious about their cause they would stop living a civilized way of life immediately to inspire others to do the same. How about they give up their smart phones as a start? Stop driving cars because they pollute so much. Stop using air conditioners and just stop using electricity altogether until they can have a supply which is enough to power our modern lives.
Why happily use everything while as they say, the planet can't afford it? Show us by deeds and not by rallying around a teenager who is so exploited by God know who to push this all down own throats in order to exploit more and more money out of us.
Walk the walk if you really believe. I can guarantee there isn't one to be found in all the groups around the world willing to do that.
(Peggy, 21 September 2019 09:48)
Climate change is a hoax, govt looking for more tax grab but never even remotely promoting green energy, just more coal stations, more oil etc
(Al, 21 September 2019 05:40)
Climate change is a hoax, govt looking for more tax grab but never even remotely promoting green energy, just more coal stations, more oil etc
(Al, 21 September 2019 05:40)
Amazing how one mentally challenged teenager can inspire so many. There is one born every minute, as they say.
I will bet none of these protestors even know what they are actually protesting for. None of them have any idea what they want the governments to do let alone how to do it. If they were really serious about their cause they would stop living a civilized way of life immediately to inspire others to do the same. How about they give up their smart phones as a start? Stop driving cars because they pollute so much. Stop using air conditioners and just stop using electricity altogether until they can have a supply which is enough to power our modern lives.
Why happily use everything while as they say, the planet can't afford it? Show us by deeds and not by rallying around a teenager who is so exploited by God know who to push this all down own throats in order to exploit more and more money out of us.
Walk the walk if you really believe. I can guarantee there isn't one to be found in all the groups around the world willing to do that.
(Peggy, 21 September 2019 09:48)
Bullllll Shiiiittttt. Clean up the countries of India, China, Pakistan first, then continue on with the EU by burying into the Mediterranean silt all the dark dirt that washed up into the EU. Global problem solved. It’s really very simple.
(BS, 24 September 2019 00:25)
Amazing how one mentally challenged teenager can inspire so many. There is one born every minute, as they say.
I will bet none of these protestors even know what they are actually protesting for. None of them have any idea what they want the governments to do let alone how to do it. If they were really serious about their cause they would stop living a civilized way of life immediately to inspire others to do the same. How about they give up their smart phones as a start? Stop driving cars because they pollute so much. Stop using air conditioners and just stop using electricity altogether until they can have a supply which is enough to power our modern lives.
Why happily use everything while as they say, the planet can't afford it? Show us by deeds and not by rallying around a teenager who is so exploited by God know who to push this all down own throats in order to exploit more and more money out of us.
Walk the walk if you really believe. I can guarantee there isn't one to be found in all the groups around the world willing to do that.
(Peggy, 21 September 2019 09:48)
Climate change is a hoax, govt looking for more tax grab but never even remotely promoting green energy, just more coal stations, more oil etc
(Al, 21 September 2019 05:40)
Bullllll Shiiiittttt. Clean up the countries of India, China, Pakistan first, then continue on with the EU by burying into the Mediterranean silt all the dark dirt that washed up into the EU. Global problem solved. It’s really very simple.
(BS, 24 September 2019 00:25)