Young climate activists are making a real impression on legislators around the world. Often still in high school, these inspired teens are gaining momentum due to increased fluency in messaging, networking, and lobbying.
When Greta Thunberg decided to visit a climate activist friend in Iowa City last week, 3,000 people showed up to greet her.
This week, schoolchildren and adults all over Europe and Australia are protesting government inaction on climate change. In the US, large portions of half the population are also protesting and the other half of the population is still deciding whether they “want” to believe in it — or, in the more advanced stages, whether to believe in the severity of the problem. Actually, it’s not a problem, it’s a full blown catastrophe, a complete and total destabilization of the world climate.
Climate strikes are pushing environmental organizations to advocate for more robust zero carbon emission goals.
350.org is sponsoring a week of climate protests starting September 20. Only those who want to preserve the Earth for future generations should participate.
More Americans will die as Trump ramps up his war on climate science. Resist the lunacy. Join Bill McKibben in an international day of protest on September 20.
