From Canberra to Kabul and Cape Town to Berlin and across the globe, hundreds of thousands of young people took the streets yesterday to demand that leaders tackle climate change in the run-up to a U.N. summit.
Many were children who skipped school to take part in the second “Global Climate Strike,” following a similar event in March that drew large crowds.
Events kicked off in Australia, where protesters marched in 110 towns and cities, including Sydney and the national capital, Canberra.
Demonstrators called for their country, the world’s largest exporter of coal and liquid natural gas, to take more drastic action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Smaller protests took place in Asia — including Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Hong Kong and India.
More rallies were planned later yesterday in the United States, where organizers say more than 800 events were expected.
