I will now be handing over to my colleague Alan Evans in London who will be following the marches and strikes as they kick off across the globe
Climate strikes held around the world – as it happened
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Young people, inspired by Greta Thunberg, rally to press politicians to act on climate change
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Updated
Fri 15 Mar 2019 17.43 EDT
First published on Thu 14 Mar 2019 18.33 EDTKey events
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- Mexico
- Canada
- Chile
- UN secretary general calls for climate summit
- US Congresswoman – and her daughter – speak to activists
- United States
- Philippines
- Iceland
- Ukraine
- Poland
- Sweden
- Wales
- Switzerland
- London, UK
- Spain
- Scotland
- Cyprus
- Germany
- France
- Finland
- Italy
- South Africa
- Delhi
- Tokyo
- Hong Kong
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra, Australia
- Geelong, Cairns and Townsville, Australia
- Wellington, New Zealand
- The strikes begin
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Key events
- Thank you for following our coverage
- Mexico
- Canada
- Chile
- UN secretary general calls for climate summit
- US Congresswoman – and her daughter – speak to activists
- United States
- Philippines
- Iceland
- Ukraine
- Poland
- Sweden
- Wales
- Switzerland
- London, UK
- Spain
- Scotland
- Cyprus
- Germany
- France
- Finland
- Italy
- South Africa
- Delhi
- Tokyo
- Hong Kong
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra, Australia
- Geelong, Cairns and Townsville, Australia
- Wellington, New Zealand
- The strikes begin
And here’s students of Seoul in South Korea who also took to the streets
@GretaThunberg We're with you in Seoul!#FridaysforFuture #ClimateStrike #schoolstrike4climate #315청소년기후행동 #315기후행동 #YouthStrike4Climate #YouthClimateStrike pic.twitter.com/dQLZINzD8r
— jeseuk (@jeseuk1) March 15, 2019
Some of the youngest citizens of Allahabad in India are making their voices heard
#ClimateStrike #ClimateAction #ClimateAction #kids #Strike4Climate #StrikeForClimate Preschool against climate change in Indian city of Allahabad pic.twitter.com/G5XLpMPCOh
— DadiKiRasoi (@saumyaritesh) March 15, 2019
Delhi
Students are now taking to the streets of Delhi in their droves
#GlobalStrike in Delhi
— John Paul Jose (@johnpauljos) March 15, 2019
100s of students join for their future. #FridaysForFuture #ClimateStrike#ExtinctionRebellion pic.twitter.com/2y1Wy82gK6
#GlobalStrike in Delhi#FridaysForFuture #ClimateStrike #ExtinctionRebellion pic.twitter.com/AAQ6mfdXFf
— Climate Strike India (@climatestrikeIN) March 15, 2019
Signs from the Students strike in Delhi
— Brikesh (@Brikesh) March 15, 2019
They are in charge now, you can either follow or get out of the way #ClimateStrike#FridaysForFuture#SchoolStrike4Climate @greenpeaceindia @Jhatkaa @DelhiBreathe pic.twitter.com/qbRzn3mGBS
Tokyo
More than 70 people, including school and university students and their supporters, have gathered outside the United Nations University in Tokyo as part of the global climate strike.
Young children held signs saying “Climate Justice” and “Act Now”. One of the slightly older members of the rally carried a placard declaring on behalf of millennials: “We will never never never give up our beautiful planet, by millennials”.
They are due to begin a march through Tokyo’s Shibuya district shortly.
Over 100 children from Apu Palamguwan Cultural Education Center, an indigenous upland school in northern Mindanao in the Philippines, joined the #SchoolStrike4Climate today. They braved a 12-kilometre walk on mountain terrain to the next village down the valley to meet up with other students in the neighbouring school.
The young islanders of Vanuatu have also been out in force today
Vanuatu #ClimateStrike ✊ pic.twitter.com/wg9FlpmEV8
— Pacific Island Represent! (@PIrepresent) March 15, 2019
The young people of Vanuatu are standing in solidarity with children across the world, calling politicians to take action against climate change. There is no Planet B!#ClimateStrike #Strike4Climate #FridaysForFuture #fossilfree pic.twitter.com/1a4AjbbBhO
— 350 Pacific (@350Pacific) March 15, 2019
And now things are happening in India. Here are some very fired up school children in Hyderabad:
Students made it simple. Choose between GREEN or GREED
— Ali (@7aliabbas1) March 15, 2019
Happening now in HYD and across India!#ClimateStrike#FridaysForFuture#SchoolStrike4Climate@greenpeaceindia pic.twitter.com/xlr3jsbu2v
If it was business n money, our politicians would hv solved it long back.
— Ali (@7aliabbas1) March 15, 2019
Happening now in Hyd and across India!#ClimateStrike#FridaysForFuture#SchoolStrike4Climate@greenpeaceindia pic.twitter.com/QhKRLj8DrF
An incredible photo from the Sydney march, where around 30,000 people took to the streets – one of the biggest turnouts globally so far:
FEATURED: 30,000 determined young people with the thing we're fighting to protect. Sydney #ClimateStrike pic.twitter.com/Rymvmj9ICL
— School Strike 4 Climate (@StrikeClimate) March 15, 2019
In Japan, preparations are already under way for marches which will happen in Tokyo and Kyoto this afternoon.
The heart of the matter. #FridayForFuture #ClimateStrike #NISimpact pic.twitter.com/2IvFEvLmoq
— NIS Leadership (@NIS_Leadership) March 15, 2019
The grade one students of Nagoya international school marked the beginning of the day of strikes with a rendition of What Kind of World Are We Trying to Make
Grade 1 as part of the elementary choir singing What Kind of World Are We Trying to Make at the climate strike today!! #climatestrike #Fridays4FutureJapan #nisimpact pic.twitter.com/Meh1tEcQBd
— NIS Grade 1 (@NIS_Grade1) March 15, 2019
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