In photos: Young activists take part in world-wide protests demanding immediate climate action
World-wide protests, organized by the Fridays For Future movement, attracted thousands of young activists calling for immediate climate action. The world-wide student strike movement started in August 2018, when the 16-year-old Thunberg began protesting outside the Swedish parliament on school days. She has since been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Environmentalists of the Fridays for Future movement demonstrate during a global day of climate action in Vienna, Austria.GEORG HOCHMUTH/AFP/Getty Images
Climate activists gather on a "Global Day of Action" organized by the 'Fridays for Future' climate change movement in Berlin, Germany.Omer Messinger/Getty Images
Fridays for Future activists hold placards as they protest calling for a "Global Day of Climate Action" in Kyiv, Ukraine.VALENTYN OGIRENKO/Reuters
Fridays for Future activists hold signs as they protest calling for a "Global Day of Climate Action" in Warsaw, Poland.KACPER PEMPEL/Reuters
Climate change and environmental activists wearing plastic bottle waste gather during a protest marking a global climate action day under the theme ''#AfricaIsNotADumpster'' at the Uhuru Park's Freedom Corner in Nairobi, Kenya.THOMAS MUKOYA/Reuters
Climate change and environmental activists wearing plastic bottle waste prepare to parade during a protest marking a global climate action day under the theme ''#AfricaIsNotADumpster'' at the Uhuru Park's Freedom Corner in Nairobi, Kenya.THOMAS MUKOYA/Reuters
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg takes part in a Fridays For Future protest in front of the Swedish Parliament (Riksdagen) in Stockholm.JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg (C) arrives with her banners to attend a protest in front of the Swedish Parliament Riksdagen in Stockholm.JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images
Environmental activists wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus stage a rally marking the Global Day of Climate Action near the government complex in Seoul, South Korea.Ahn Young-joon/The Associated Press
Protestors carry placards as they gather to demonstrate as part of a global day of action on climate change in Pretoria, South Africa.STRINGER/Reuters
A child stands among Ugandan climate change activists holding placards advocating for climate change as they stand in a formation during a demonstration for the Global Climate Change in Luzira suburb of Kampala, Uganda.ABUBAKER LUBOWA/Reuters
A youth (R) holds a placard during a demonstration as a part of the "Fridays for Future" movement in Guwahati, India.BIJU BORO/AFP/Getty Images
A woman wearing a protective face mask is seen as activists from "Youth For Climate Belgium" take part in a protest, in Brussels, Belgium.YVES HERMAN/Reuters
Lance Lau, 11, Elise Hon, 11, Rose Netherton, 36, and other climate activists hold placards as they pose for pictures during a climate strike and a beach clean-up at San Tau Beach on Lantau island in Hong Kong, China.JOYCE ZHOU/Reuters
Fridays for Future activists protest calling for a "Global Day of Climate Action" in Madrid, Spain.SERGIO PEREZ/Reuters