To kick off global climate strikes, thousands of students have taken to the streets in Australia today. They followed the call of the „Fridays for Future“ movement, which had already organized several mass protests for better climate protection.
During the day similar mass protests are planned in numerous other countries, including Austria.On billboards and in chants, demonstrators in Sydney and other Australian cities called for policies to do more to combat global warming. They accused their government of inaction. She was therefore complicit in the bush fires raging in Australia for weeks.
In Europe, Asia and the Pacific, protesters followed the appeal of Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg. In Tokyo’s capital Tokyo hundreds of demonstrators moved through the bustling district of Shinjuku. In Berlin, thousands of people came to a rally at the Brandenburg Gate. According to the police, 50,000 participants were registered for a demonstration march through the government district.
