9 months ago
Climate Protests Intensify Worldwide
People, especially kids, are marching in many countries to ask grown-ups to protect the environment by reducing pollution.
Some protests have caused trouble, but most are peaceful.
Leaders and companies are reacting in different ways.
Thousands protest in major cities worldwide demanding climate action
Protests led by youth activists, inspired by Greta Thunberg
Demonstrators call for immediate reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
Some protests turn violent, leading to arrests and disruptions
Governments and businesses respond with mixed reactions
- Who
- Youth activists, led by Greta Thunberg, and supporters worldwide
- What
- Protesting for climate action and reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
- Where
- Major cities worldwide, including New York, London, Berlin, Sydney, and Cape Town
- When
- Fridays, ongoing since 2018
- Why
- To pressure governments and businesses to take immediate action against climate change
Activists
Skeptics/Governments
Climate Emergency
Activists
Urgent action needed
Skeptics/Governments
More time for balanced solutions
Key facts
- Initiator
- Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old Swedish girl
- Movement Name
- Fridays for Future
- Estimated Participants
- Millions worldwide
- First Protest
- August 20, 2018, outside Swedish Parliament
- Nobel Peace Prize Nomination
- 2019 and 2020
Quotes
Linda Thomas-Greenfield
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
“This resolution sends a clear message to the DPRK that the international community will not accept its illegal missile launches.”
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Kim Song
North Korea's Ambassador to the United Nations
“The DPRK will never accept the illegal and unilateral 'resolution' on the grounds that it is a product of gangster-like behavior and a flagrant violation of its sovereignty.”
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