People all over the world join biggest day of climate demonstrations in history

20 Sep 2019

People all over the world join biggest day of climate demonstrations in history

People all over the world join biggest day of climate demonstrations in historyMillions of people are going on strikes for climate change today, across almost 150 countries.

Led by Greta Thunberg, students and youth across the world are missing school and lectures today, 20th September 2019.
 	Students have taken to the streets as worldwide demonstrations against climate change get underway.
 	People are demanding that world leaders take immediate action to limit the harmful effects of man-made climate change.
 	An environmental summit at the United Nations, New York is scheduled to take place on Monday 23rd September 2019.
 	 This is the 3rd such climate rally and maybe the biggest till date.
 	Protests have already kicked off from Sydney to Perth to Hongkong to Bangkok. Over 300,000 people gathered at more than 100 cities and towns Australia. There were protests across India as well.
 	Protests are well underway in Central and Eastern Europe as well - Poland, Ukraine, Germany, Britain etc.

By going on strike, protesters hope to put pressure on politicians and policymakers to act on climate issues.

Amazon and Microsoft employees have also decided to join in the protests against the use of fossil fuels.

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