Children's school strike against climate change hits 50 schools

Peter Lazenby - 14 February 2019

STUDENTS at more than 50 schools across Britain are expected to strike tomorrow in protest at inaction to prevent climate change.

The Youth Strike For Climate is part of a worldwide protest by school students who say it is their generation which will suffer as a result of the failure of governments to implement policies to halt global warming.

In Britain the students have won the support of 200 academics who have signed a letter saying the students “have every right to be angry” at politicians’ inability or unwillingness to act.... See more