Climate activist Greta Thunberg, centre left, joins a coalition of youth climate leaders and environmental groups during a climate strike outside the United Nations, Aug. 30, 2019, in New York.
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A research team of youth climate activists and academics is examining how environmentalists learn about solidarity and justice.
A climate rally in Sydney in March 2019.
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Ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s will close its Australian stores for this month’s global climate strike and pay staff to attend the protest, telling customers “if it’s melted, it’s ruined”.
School climate strikes in London, February 2019.
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I have studied radical environmental groups for years – they will be key to keeping government honest.
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Climate scientist Mark Maslin talks to his 13-year old daughter about why she’s going to a climate strike.
School students take part in the global #ClimateStrike rally in Melbourne, Friday, March 16, 2019.
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The Climate Strike movement shows us loud and clear that youth not only care about climate change, but that it needs to be brought to the table to cement their vote.
Days of protest by Extinction Rebellion have brought parts of London to a standstill.
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The move has been likened to putting the country on a “war footing”, with climate and the environment at the very centre of all government policy, rather than being on the fringe of political decisions.
School students take part in the global #ClimateStrike rally in Melbourne, Friday, March 16, 2019.
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The Climate Strike movement shows us loud and clear that youth not only care about climate change, but that it needs to be brought to the table to cement their vote.
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I helped write the IPCC 1.5°C report the number apparently comes from. But the truth is better – and worse – than that.
Cyclone Idai wreaks havoc in Mozambique.
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Climate change is an emergency which will hurt the planet’s most vulnerable people – the only irrational response is cool detachment.
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The 1930s New Deal created a civilian army of conservationists who planted forests and restored wilderness.
Students take to the streets in Brussels, Belgium.
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The school strikes are a serious moral challenge to climate inaction, but they must overcome certain challenges to maintain momentum.
Greta Thunberg leading a march in Hamburg, Germany.
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How can the climate strikers’ demands of system change be met?
Sixteen year-old Greta Thunberg inspired global climate change school strikes.
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Facing up to the horror of climate change can help us work towards a more sustainable culture. Young people are leading the way.
Students out in force.
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What’s the best thing I can do to help the climate? How long is the planet going to last? These questions and more answered by a climate scientist.
Why would striking students end up in the ‘dole’ queue’ when they’re seeking to understand a global issue, taking action and clearly articulating their perspective?
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When politicians caution against student strikes for climate action, they are going against the aims of Australia’s curriculum to develop citizens with a social conscience, willing to take action.
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Four pieces of advice for young people wanting to fight climate change.
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Climate change will hit young people hardest, yet they cannot access the democratic processes that adults take for granted.
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In these divided times, young people are uniting to claim a political platform and fight climate change.