Photostory: Students take to the streets of London demanding action on climate change
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Hundreds of students on Friday took to the streets of London as part of an international youth campaign demanding action on climate change.
Organisers behind the Youth Strike 4 Climate movement said throughout Friday, events were due to take place in major towns and cities in the UK, including the protest in London.
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(Photos: Angie Balzan)
The protesters said they are demanding the Government declares a state of climate emergency, and reforms the curriculum to address climate change as an educational priority. They also want that the voices of young people to be considered when it comes to policy-making and for the voting age to be lowered to 16 years.
The strikes come in the wake of a UN report which warned that limiting global temperature rises to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, beyond which climate impacts become increasingly severe, requires unprecedented action.
Protests earlier this year saw police intervening as roads came to a standstill, activists scaling traffic lights and statues, and some sitting in front of buses.
Friday’s protest will be the third in as many months.
