# World’s youth take to the streets again to battle climate change Author: Pal Sinha, Barnali Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali Published: 2021-09-24 Category: NEWS Category URL: https://financedigest.com/category/news Meta Title: Global Youth Demand Urgent Climate Action in Largest Meta Description: Join the global youth movement for climate action in the largest protests since COVID-19. Make your voice heard to tackle climate change at COP26. URL: https://financedigest.com/worlds-youth-take-to-the-streets-again-to-battle-climate-changehtml ![undefined](https://prod.superblogcdn.com/site_cuid_cm5qst7v3003gwirgwqtxn8i8/images/2021-09-24t143214z1lynxmpeh8n0n4rtroptp4climate-change-germany-protests-greta-1736837756358-compressed.jpg) By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Young people around the world took to the streets on Friday to demand urgent action to avert disastrous climate change, in their largest protest since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The strike takes place five weeks before the U.N. COP26 summit, which aims to secure more ambitious climate action from [world leaders](https://www.financedigest.com/world-leaders-to-attend-queen-elizabeths-funeral.html "World leaders to attend Queen Elizabeth’s funeral") to drastically cut the greenhouse gas emissions heating the planet. The concentration of CO2 in the sky hasn’t been this high for at least 3 [million years,” Swedish activist Greta Thunberg told a crowd of thousands of protesters in the German capital](https://www.financedigest.com/collegiate-ac-and-shuman-capital-launch-e300-million-european-student-living-fund.html "Collegiate AC and Shuman Capital launch €300 million European Student Living Fund"). “It is clearer than ever that no political party is doing close to enough.” Demonstrations were planned in more than 1,500 locations by youth movement Fridays for Future, kicking off in Asia with small-scale demonstrations in the Philippines and Bangladesh, and spreading throughout the day to European cities including Warsaw, Turin and Berlin. “Everyone is talking about making promises, but nobody keeps their promise. We want more action,” said Farzana Faruk Jhumu, 22, a youth [climate activist](https://www.financedigest.com/climate-activists-plan-daily-protests-after-blocking-10-uk-oil-terminals.html "Climate activists plan daily protests after blocking 10 UK oil terminals") in Dhaka, Bangladesh. “We want the work, not just the promises.” A landmark U.N. climate science [report in August warned](https://www.financedigest.com/uk-report-warns-of-impact-of-islamist-groups-in-prisons.html "UK report warns of impact of Islamist groups in prisons") that human activity has already locked in climate disruptions for decades – but that rapid, large-scale action to reduce emissions could still stave off some of the most destructive impacts. So far, governments do not [plan to cut](https://www.financedigest.com/meta-plans-to-cut-thousands-of-jobs-as-soon-as-this-week-bloomberg-news.html "Meta plans to cut thousands of jobs as soon as this week – Bloomberg News") emissions anywhere near fast enough to do that. The United Nations said last week that countries’ commitments would [see global emissions](https://www.financedigest.com/euro-7-emissions-proposals-the-sequel-europes-carmakers-dont-want-to-see.html "Euro 7 emissions proposals, the sequel Europe’s carmakers don’t want to see") increase to be 16% higher in 2030 than they were in 2010 – far off the 45% reduction by 2030 needed to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. We are here because we are [saying a loud ‘no’ to what is happening](https://www.financedigest.com/who-is-stormy-daniels-and-what-did-she-say-happened-with-trump.html "Who is Stormy Daniels and what did she say happened with Trump?") in Poland,” said Dominika Lasota, 19, a youth activist at a protest in Warsaw, Poland. Our government has for years been blocking any sort of climate politics and ignores our [demands for a safe future.”](https://www.financedigest.com/automotive-catalytic-converter-market-trends-growth-future-demand-analysis-and-forecast-by-2028.html "Automotive Catalytic Converter Market Trends, Growth, Future Demand, Analysis and Forecast by 2028") Friday’s strike marked the in-person return of the youth climate protests that in 2019 drew more than six million people onto the streets, before the [COVID-19 pandemic largely halted the mass gatherings and pushed](https://www.financedigest.com/australia-steps-up-vaccine-push-to-stem-covid-19-outbreak.html "Australia steps up vaccine push to stem COVID-19 outbreak") much of the action online. Yusuf Baluch, 17, a youth activist in the Pakistani province of Balochistan, said the return to in-person [events was vital](https://www.financedigest.com/why-is-communication-vital-in-the-event-of-a-cyber-attack.html "WHY IS COMMUNICATION VITAL IN THE EVENT OF A CYBER-ATTACK?") to force leaders to tackle the planetary crisis. Last time it was [digital and nobody was paying attention](https://www.financedigest.com/boardroom-attention-to-tax-compliance-up-76-thanks-in-part-to-making-tax-digital-for-vat.html "Boardroom Attention to Tax Compliance Up 76%, Thanks in Part to Making Tax Digital for VAT") to us,” he said. But with access to COVID-19 [vaccines still highly uneven around](https://www.financedigest.com/the-autogenous-vaccines-market-to-throw-its-innovation-based-weight-around.html "The Autogenous Vaccines Market to throw its innovation-based weight around") the world, activists in some poorer countries said they would only hold symbolic actions with only a handful of people. In the global north, [people are getting vaccinated so they might be out in huge](https://www.financedigest.com/uk-employment-sector-set-for-huge-shift-over-1-5-million-people-to-trade-in-full-time-work-for-the-gig-economy.html "UK employment sector set for huge shift: Over 1.5 million people to trade in full-time work for ‘the gig economy’") quantities. But in the [global south](https://www.financedigest.com/bill-gates-south-korea-expand-global-health-partnership.html "Bill Gates, South Korea expand global health partnership"), we are still limited,” Baluch said. (Reporting by Kate Abnett, Additional reporting by Kacper Pempel and Andrea Januta, Editing by William Maclean) --- This blog is powered by Superblog. Visit https://superblog.ai to know more. ---