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{{Short description|Fridays For Future global school climate strikes}}
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| title            = September 2019 climate strikes
| partof           = the [[Earth:School strike for climate|school climate strikes]]
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| date             = 20–27 September 2019
| place            = Global
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| causes           = [[Earth:Global warming|Climate change]] concerns
| methods          = Protest
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*Future Coalition
*Greta Thunberg
*{{Nowrap|UK Student Climate Network}}
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| howmany3         = between 6 – 7.6 million, globally<ref name="Guardian 6 million"/><ref name="Hurriyet 7.6 million">{{cite web|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/global-climate-strike-gathers-7-6m-people-146979|title=Global climate strike gathers 7.6m people|publisher=Hürriyet Daily News|date=29 September 2019|accessdate=30 September 2019}}</ref>
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The '''September 2019 climate strikes''', also known as the '''Global Week for Future''', were a series of international strikes and protests to demand action be taken to address [[Earth:Global warming|climate change]], which took place from 20–27 September. The strikes' key dates were 20 September, which was three days before the United Nations Climate Summit, and 27 September.<ref name="elle">{{Cite web |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a28985212/global-climate-strike-details-dates/ |title=The World Is Burning, and Teens Are Fighting: What to Know About the Global Climate Strike |author-last=Feller |author-first=Madison |date=17 September 2019 |website=Elle |language=en-US |access-date=19 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920132926/https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a28985212/global-climate-strike-details-dates/ |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="CNN Melbourne"/> The protests took place across 4,500 locations in 150 countries.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/20/climate-strikes-us-students-greta-thunberg |title=US to stage its largest ever climate strike: 'Somebody must sound the alarm' |work={{wipe|The Guardian}} |author-last=Milman |author-first=Oliver |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920060536/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/20/climate-strikes-us-students-greta-thunberg |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-019-02711-4/index.html |title=The hard truths of climate change — by the numbers |work=Nature |author-last=Tollefson |author-first=Jeff |date=18 September 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190919123135/https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-019-02711-4/index.html |archive-date=19 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> The event is a part of the [[Earth:School strike for climate|school strike for climate]] movement, inspired by Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3139644/inside-the-youth-led-plan-to-pull-off-the-biggest-climate-strike-so-far/ |title=Inside The Youth-Led Plan To Pull Off The Biggest Climate Strike So Far |publisher=MTV News |language=en |access-date=19 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920110715/http://www.mtv.com/news/3139644/inside-the-youth-led-plan-to-pull-off-the-biggest-climate-strike-so-far/ |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/09/19/climate-strike-us-students-skip-school-fight-climate-change/2368349001/ |title='It's our future that's at stake': US students plan to skip school Friday to fight climate 'emergency' |author-last=Weise |author-first=Elizabeth |date=19 September 2019 |website=[[Software:USA Today|USA Today]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190919205521/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/09/19/climate-strike-us-students-skip-school-fight-climate-change/2368349001/ |archive-date=19 September 2019 |access-date=}}</ref> ''{{wipe|The Guardian}}'' reported that roughly 6 million people participated in the events,<ref name="Guardian 6 million"/> whilst [[Organization:350.org|350.org]]—a group that organised many of the protests—claim that 7.6 million people participated.<ref name="Hurriyet 7.6 million"/>

{{anchor|20190920}}The 20 September protests were likely the largest climate strikes in world history.<ref name="Vox 350"/><ref name="Guardian globe"/> Organisers reported that over 4 million people participated in strikes worldwide,<ref name="Vox 350">{{cite web |url=https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2019/9/20/20876143/climate-strike-2019-september-20-crowd-estimate |title=How big was the global climate strike? 4 million people, activists estimate. |work=Vox |author-last1=Barclay |author-first1=Eliza |author-last2=Resnick |author-first2=Brian |access-date=21 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921012020/https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2019/9/20/20876143/climate-strike-2019-september-20-crowd-estimate |archive-date=21 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> including 1.4 million participants in Germany.<ref name="Germany strikers"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.zdf.de/uri/2e409846-e515-4055-a7df-140ca15c9f24 |title=Rekordzahlen bei Klimademos: In Deutschland demonstrieren 1,4 Millionen Menschen |website=zdf.de |language=de |access-date=21 September 2019}}</ref> An estimated 300,000 protesters took part in Australian strikes,<ref name="abc"/> a further 300,000 people joined UK protests<ref name="UK total"/> and protesters in New York—where Greta Thunberg delivered a speech—numbered roughly 250,000.<ref name="CNN Melbourne"/><ref name="Guardian globe"/> More than 2,000 scientists in 40 countries pledged to support the strikes.<ref>{{cite web |website=Buzz Flash |author-first=Julia |author-last=Conley |title="Students Have Led and We Must Follow": Thousands of Scientists From 40 Nations Join Global Climate Strike |url=https://buzzflash.com/articles/students-have-led-and-we-must-follow-thousands-of-scientists-from-40-nations-join-global-climate-strike |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=21 September 2019}}</ref>

{{anchor|20190927}}A second wave of protests took place on 27 September,<ref name="Guardian fresh wave">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/27/fresh-wave-of-climate-strikes-take-place-around-the-world|title=Fresh wave of climate strikes takes place around the world|work={{wipe|The Guardian}}|last=Taylor|first=Matthew|last2=Bartlett|first2=John|date=27 September 2019|accessdate=27 September 2019}}</ref> in which an estimated 2 million people took part in over 2,400 protests.<ref name="Guardian 6 million">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/27/climate-crisis-6-million-people-join-latest-wave-of-worldwide-protests|title=Climate crisis: 6 million people join latest wave of global protests|work={{wipe|The Guardian}}|last=Taylor|first=Matthew|last2=Watts|first2=Jonathan|last3=Bartlett|first3=John|date=27 September 2019|accessdate=28 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/27/italian-minister-urges-pupils-to-skip-class-for-global-climate-strike|title=Italian minister urges pupils to skip class for global climate strike|work={{wipe|The Guardian}}|last=Giuffrida|first=Angela|date=27 September 2019|accessdate=27 September 2019}}</ref> There were reported figures of one million protesters in Italy,<ref name="Repubblica million"/> and 170,000 people in New Zealand.<ref name="NZ Herald"/> In Montreal, where Greta Thunberg spoke, the Montreal school board cancelled classes for 114,000 of its students.<ref name="GlobeAndMail"/><ref name="Montreal cancelled"/> Hundreds of thousands of people, including several federal party leaders, joined the march in Montreal.<ref name="BBC Canada">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-49856860|title=Hundreds of thousands join Canada climate strikes|publisher=BBC|last=Murphy|first=Jessica|date=27 September 2019|accessdate=28 September 2019}}</ref>

==Background==
[[File:I Strike Because... (a call to join the Global Climate Strike on 20 September 2019).webm|thumb|A call to join the global climate strike on 20 September 2019]]
The strike is the third global strike of the [[Earth:School strike for climate|school strike for climate]] movement. The first strike in March 2019 had 1.6 million participants from over 125 countries.<ref name="BBC strike 2"/> The second in May 2019 was timed to coincide with the 2019 European Parliament election, consisting of over 1,600 events in 125 countries.<ref name="BBC strike 2">{{cite news |title=Students walk out in global climate strike |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-48392551 |access-date=24 May 2019 |agency=BBC |date=24 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524053103/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-48392551 |archive-date=24 May 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='We're one, we're back': Pupils renew world climate action strike |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/05/pupils-renew-climate-action-world-strike-190524051317704.html |access-date=24 May 2019 |work=Al Jazeera |date=24 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524075701/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/05/pupils-renew-climate-action-world-strike-190524051317704.html |archive-date=24 May 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/24/world/global-climate-strike-school-students-protest-climate-change-intl/index.html |title=Global Climate Strike: Record number of students walk out |author-first=Isabelle |author-last=Gerretsen |website=CNN |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920101801/https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/24/world/global-climate-strike-school-students-protest-climate-change-intl/index.html |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://time.com/5595365/global-climate-strikes-greta-thunberg/ |title=Students From 1,600 Cities Just Walked Out of School to Protest Climate Change. It Could Be Greta Thunberg's Biggest Strike Yet |author-last=Haynes |author-first=Suyin |date=24 May 2019 |work={{wipe|Time (magazine)}} |access-date=27 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526085735/http://time.com/5595365/global-climate-strikes-greta-thunberg/ |archive-date=26 May 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> The third set of global strikes were scheduled primarily for 20 and 27 September. They were timed to occur around the {{wipe|United Nations}} Youth Climate Summit (21 September) and the UN Climate Action Summit (23 September).<ref name="elle"/> 27 September is also the anniversary of the publishing of ''[[Biology:Silent Spring|Silent Spring]]'', a 1962 book which was key to starting the [[Biology:Environmentalism|environmentalist]] movement.<ref name="elle"/>

==Actions by country==
===Afghanistan===
In [[Place:Kabul|Kabul]], youth marched against climate change under the protection of army troops. The public health ministry of Afghanistan reported that thousands of Afghan people die annually from air pollution.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.citynews1130.com/2019/09/20/protected-by-army-men-kabuls-youth-protest-climate-change/ |title=Protected by army men, Kabul's youth protest climate change |website=citynews1130.com |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920142647/https://www.citynews1130.com/2019/09/20/protected-by-army-men-kabuls-youth-protest-climate-change/ |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Angola===
Over 50,000 children and youth gathered for the first time in the capital city of [[Place:Luanda|Luanda]] in solidarity on the climate change movement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://e-pao.net/epPageExtractor.asp?src=features.Licypriya_Kangujam_created_history_in_Africa_with_biggest_Climate_Strike.html..|title=Licypriya Kangujam created history in Africa with the biggest Climate Strike "It's time for Africa to wake up" : Licypriya September 22, 2019 in Luanda, Angola|publisher=E-Pao|date=25 September 2019|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref>

===Antarctica===
A small group of researchers stationed at Antarctica joined the strike.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zahrahirji/climate-strike-greta-thunberg-fridays-for-future |title=Millions Of Young People Around The World Are Leading Strikes To Call Attention To The Climate Crisis |work=BuzzFeed News |author-last1=Hirji |author-first1=Zahra |author-last2=Champion |author-first2=Matthew |author-last3=Ghorayshi |author-first3=Azeen |author-last4=Feder |author-first4=J. Lester |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=23 September 2019}}</ref>

===Antigua and Barbuda===
Students from various schools in the islands country lined the streets near the Botanical Gardens in the capital city of [[Place:St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda|St. John]]'s and chanting "we want [[Earth:Climate justice|climate justice]] now", "sea levels are rising and so are we" and "keep our carbon in the soil no more oil".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.antiguaobserver.com/ab-participates-in-worldwide-protest-for-climate-change/|title=A&B participates in worldwide protest for Climate Change|author-first=Shermain|author-last=Bique-Charles|publisher=Antigua Observer|date=21 September 2019|accessdate=27 September 2019}}</ref>

===Argentina===
Argentina scheduled 18 marches for 20 September as part of the global climate strike. Young Argentinians who demanded urgent measures were concentrated in the central Plaza de Mayo in the capital city of [[Place:Buenos Aires|Buenos Aires]]. In addition to the international slogans, Argentina had the motto "We do not want to be the garbage dump of the world", in reference to the controversial decree president made by president Mauricio Macri that made the criteria for importing waste from other countries more flexible.<ref name="climate strikes in Latin America">{{cite web |url=https://elpais.com/sociedad/2019/09/20/actualidad/1568988726_721123.html |title=América Latina se hace eco del grito de protesta de Greta Thunberg |trans-title=Latin America echoes the cry of protest of Greta Thunberg |author-first=Elías |author-last=Camhaji |language=es |publisher=El País |date=21 September 2019 |access-date=23 September 2019}}</ref>

On 27 September, a further 30 strikes took place.<ref name="Guardian fresh wave"/>

===Australia===
The Global Climate Strike started in Australia.<ref name=":4" /> On 20 September, organisers estimated that over 300,000 people attended 100 rallies across the country.<ref name="abc">{{cite news |title=Global climate strike sees 'hundreds of thousands' of Australians rally across the country |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-20/school-strike-for-climate-draws-thousands-to-australian-rallies/11531612 |access-date=20 September 2019 |work=ABC News |date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920084250/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-20/school-strike-for-climate-draws-thousands-to-australian-rallies/11531612 |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Over 2,500 businesses allowed employees to take part in the strikes, or closed entirely for the day.<ref name="abc"/> In Melbourne, the protest gathered an estimated 100,000 participants.<ref name="CNN Melbourne">{{cite web |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/20/world/global-climate-strike-september-intl/index.html |title=More than 100,000 have gathered in Melbourne as the world begins climate demonstrations |work=CNN |author-last=Lewis |author-first=Aimee |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920085755/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/20/world/global-climate-strike-september-intl/index.html |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="tele"/> Organisers claim that 80,000 people took part in a protest at The Domain in Sydney.<ref name="abc"/> A strike in Brisbane gathered a reported 30,000 protesters,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/brisbane-residents-young-and-old-fill-the-streets-for-climate-strike-20190920-p52tf4.html|title=Brisbane residents young and old fill the streets for climate strike|author-last=Stone|author-first=Lucy|date=20 September 2019|work=Brisbane Times|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921051030/https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/brisbane-residents-young-and-old-fill-the-streets-for-climate-strike-20190920-p52tf4.html|archive-date=21 September 2019|access-date=7 November 2019}}</ref> whilst organisers reported figures of 22,000 in Hobart, 15,000 in Canberra, 10,000 in Perth, 10,000 in Newcastle and 8,000 in Adelaide.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McKinney |first1=Max |title=Strike for Climate Action in Newcastle: Students walk out of school to protest inaction over climate change |url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/6396659/organisers-hopes-for-broader-community-participation-pay-off-as-thousands-strike4climate/ |accessdate=16 October 2019 |work=Newcastle Herald |date=21 September 2019}}</ref><ref name="abc"/><ref>{{cite news |author-last=Groch |author-first=Sherryn |title=Global Climate Strike in Canberra: 15,000 join student march |url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6397258/thousands-pack-canberra-streets-to-demand-climate-action/?cs=14225 |access-date=21 September 2019 |work=The Canberra Times |date=20 September 2019}}</ref>

Australian protests called for the government to reach "100 percent renewable energy generation and exports" by 2030, to refrain from starting new fossil fuel projects and to fund "a just transition and job creation for all fossil fuel industry workers and communities".<ref name="abc"/> As of 2019, Australia is a leading exporter of coal and liquefied natural gas.<ref name=":4" /> Protesters also demanded the halt of all construction of the Adani-Carmichael coal mine in central Queensland.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.schoolstrike4climate.com/about|title=School Strike 4 Climate Australia|website=School Strike|language=en|access-date=28 September 2019}}</ref> The Adani mine has been a major source of contention in Australian politics since its initial approval in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/2014/5/8/coordinatorgeneral-decides-on-galilee-mine|title=Coordinator-General decides on Galilee Mine - The Queensland Cabinet and Ministerial Directory|website=statements.qld.gov.au|language=en-AU|access-date=28 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/three-people-arrested-over-anti-adani-protest-20190722-p529g5.html|title=Three people arrested at anti-Adani protest|last=Caldwell|first=Felicity|date=22 July 2019|website=Brisbane Times|language=en|access-date=28 September 2019}}</ref>

At Bondi Beach, activists removed cigarette butts and bits of plastics from the sand.<ref name="environmental activists mass clean-up">{{cite web|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/world-cleanup-day-asia-climate-change-11930134|title=Environmental activists get down and dirty on mass cleanup day|date=21 September 2019|work=Agence France-Presse|publisher=Channel NewsAsia|access-date=22 September 2019}}</ref>

<gallery>
File:Sydney Strike (48763398226).jpg|Protesters in [[Place:Sydney|Sydney]] on 20 September 2019
File:Sydney strike (48763501892) - perspective-cropped.jpg|Protesters in [[Place:Sydney|Sydney]] on 20 September 2019
File:ALICE-SPRINGS-20-SEPT-2019-STRIKE-00009 (48762688092).jpg|Protesters in Alice Springs
</gallery>

===Austria===
Around 150,000 students marched in the streets of Austria on 27 September, as part of the climate strike with the demonstrations have been declared as school events in the capital city of [[Place:Vienna|Vienna]] as well in states of Burgenland and Vorarlberg.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000109194483/fridays-for-future-die-klimakids-wollen-geschichte-schreiben|title=Fridays For Future: Die Klimakids wollen Geschichte schreiben|trans-title=Fridays For Future: The Climate Kids want to write hiistory|language=German|publisher=Der Standard|date=27 September 2019|accessdate=27 September 2019}}</ref>

===Bangladesh===
Protests in [[Place:Dhaka|Dhaka]] were joined by thousands of school children from different schools, urging world leaders to take action and forming a human chain.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/news/children-join-global-climate-strike-dhaka-1802773 |title=Children join global climate strike in Dhaka |date=20 September 2019 |website=The Daily Star}}</ref>

===Belarus===
A single-person strike took place in Minsk. One member of Belarus Young Greens, Veronica Yanovich went on a strike on her own, holding a banner. This strike drew media attention in Belarus.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.tut.by/society/655187.html|title=23-летняя минчанка пришла на Комаровку, чтобы присоединиться к "забастовкам по пятницам" Греты ТунбергЧитать полностью|trans-title=23-year-old Minsk woman came to Komarovka to join the "Friday strikes" by Greta Thunberg|author-first=Lyubov|author-last=Kasperovich|language=be|publisher=Tut.By|date=27 September 2019|accessdate=29 September 2019}}</ref>  

===Belgium===
According to the police, 15,000 people were on the streets in Brussels participating in the global protest.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |url=https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/klimastreiks-friday-for-future-105.html |title="Fridays for Future": Millionen fürs Klima |website=tagesschau.de |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920195409/https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/klimastreiks-friday-for-future-105.html |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Some media outlets reported that some schools made the protest into an extracurricular activity to help motivate students and not punish them for attending.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |url=https://nltimes.nl/2019/03/15/thousands-school-kids-gather-amsterdam-protest-better-climate-policy |title=Thousands of school kids gather in Amsterdam to protest for better climate policy |author-last=Pieters |author-first=Janene |date=15 March 2019 |website=NL Times |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=22 September 2019}}</ref>

===Bolivia===
Students from [[Place:La Paz|La Paz]] and Cochabamba jointly took part in the climate strike that aimed to demand urgent action from leaders to stop the negative impacts on the environment, with the youth marching through the Paseo del Prado of La Paz and forming a human carpet. The protest included speeches about the fire in [[Place:Chiquitania|Chiquitania]] where the youth demanded the repeal of the law authorizing deforestation in the country's east, and requested the declaration of a national climate emergency. Students and teachers from the [[Organization:University of San Simón|University of San Simón]] in Cochabamba marched to demand an indefinite stop on environmental destruction in the Chiquitania area.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://elmundo.com.bo/web2/index.php/noticias/index?id=jovenes-de-bolivia-se-unen-a-la-huelga-mundial-por-el-cambio-climatico |title=Jóvenes de Bolivia se unen a la huelga mundial por el cambio climático |trans-title=Bolivia's youth join the global strike for climate change |language=es |publisher=El Mundo |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=23 September 2019}}</ref>

===Bosnia and Herzegovina===
A protest was held in Bosnia's capital of [[Place:Sarajevo|Sarajevo]] in front of the Eternal Fire memorial with other protests also held in other Bosnian cities.<ref name="Balkan countries climate strike">{{cite web|url=https://balkaninsight.com/2019/09/20/balkan-youngsters-join-global-climate-change-action/|title=Balkan Youngsters Join Global Climate Change Action|author-first=Atdhe|author-last=Mulla|publisher=Balkan Insight|date=20 September 2019|accessdate=27 September 2019}}</ref>

===Brazil===
In Brazil, 48 protests were planned.<ref name="climate strikes in Latin America"/> Thousands protested in cities such as Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Brasília. Protestors rallied urging the Brazilian government to take a stance in combat the increase in Amazon rainforest deforestation and wildfires.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-strike-brazil/brazilian-climate-strikers-take-aim-at-bolsonaro-for-amazon-fires-idUSKBN1W52HX |title=Brazilian climate strikers take aim at Bolsonaro for Amazon fires |author-last=Queiroz |author-first=Sergio |date=20 September 2019 |website=Reuters.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920223509/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-strike-brazil/brazilian-climate-strikers-take-aim-at-bolsonaro-for-amazon-fires-idUSKBN1W52HX |archive-date=20 September 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019}}</ref>

===Bulgaria===
Three events on the climate strikes were organised by Fridays for Future with a procession held in Bulgaria's capital of [[Place:Sofia|Sofia]] from the National Palace of Culture. A second procession was held in [[Place:Varna|Varna]] at the entrance of the Sea Garden while in Samokov, the public gathered at Zahari Zograf Square.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dnevnik.bg/zelen/2019/09/20/3966079_bulgariia_se_vkljuchva_s_tri_subitiia_v_globalnata/ |title=България се включва с три събития в Глобалната климатична стачка днес |trans-title=Bulgaria held three events in the Global Climate Strike today |author-first=Vera |author-last=Staevska |language=Bulgarian |publisher=Dnevnik |date=20 September 2019 |accessdate=24 September 2019}}</ref>

===Burundi===
In [[Place:Bujumbura|Bujumbura]], 35 activists cleared rubbish on the shores of Lake Tanganyika.<ref name="BBC live">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-49753710 |title=Climate Strike: Latest updates from around the world |publisher=BBC |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920073229/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-49753710 |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Canada===
[[File:Toronto Climate Strike 27-09-2019.jpg|thumb|Protesters at Queen's Park in Toronto on 27 September 2019]]
Strikes began on 20 September,<ref name="GlobeAndMail">{{cite web |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-students-across-canada-expected-to-participate-in-mass-climate/ |title=Students across Canada expected to participate in mass climate protests |work=The Globe and Mail |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019}}</ref> with "die-in" demonstrations staged in Vancouver and many other cities across the country. A "die-in" is a protest in which people lie on the floor, closing their eyes or staring blankly above them, as if they were dead.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/climate-strike-vancouver-art-gallery-1.5291054 |title=Climate strike 'die-in' held in Vancouver as part of worldwide demonstrations |publisher=CBC News |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019}}</ref> Further climate action demonstrations were scheduled across 80 locations on 27 September, when Greta Thunberg arrived in {{wipe|Montreal}}, Quebec.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.narcity.com/news/ca/global-climate-strike-in-canada-is-going-to-be-huge |title=A Massive Global Climate Strike Is Happening In 80 Canadian Places Next Week |work=Narcity |author-last=Belmonte |author-first=Lisa |date=17 September 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019}}</ref> The city's largest school board, Commission scolaire de Montréal, cancelled classes for their 114,000 pupils to allow them to attend.<ref name="Montreal cancelled">{{Cite web|url=https://csdm.ca/nouvelles/pedagogique-climat-27-septembre-2019/|title=Les écoles de la CSDM en journée pédagogique le 27 septembre 2019|date=17 September 2019|website=Commission scolaire de Montréal (CSDM)|language=fr-FR|access-date=27 September 2019}}</ref> The Toronto District School Board advised teachers to avoid scheduling tests or assignments on that day. However, students under 18 years of age were required to obtain parental permission. Further strikes were planned at Dawson College in Montreal, and at the University of British Columbia.<ref name="GlobeAndMail"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.narcity.com/news/ca/on/toronto/climate-strike-in-canada-will-have-toronto-students-skipping-school-to-participate |title=The TDSB Is Totally Cool With Toronto Students Skipping Class For A Climate Strike |work=Narcity |author-last=Gilson |author-first=Patrick John |date=19 September 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019}}</ref>

On 27 September, at least 85 Canadian cities and towns participated in climate strike actions.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canadian-climate-protests-1.5299898|title=Canadians rally across country to call for bolder action on climate change|last=|first=|date=27 September 2019|work=CBC News|access-date=28 September 2019}}</ref> Over 100,000 people turned up to a demonstration in {{wipe|Vancouver}} and another 20,000 in Victoria.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/5962218/vancouver-climate-strike-2/beta/|title=120K people pack Vancouver, Victoria streets for Climate Strike, marches held around B.C.|publisher=Global News|last=Little|first=Simon|date=27 September 2019|accessdate=28 September 2019}}</ref> The school districts of Vancouver and Surrey permitted students to join the march, provided they had parental approval. 600 students from the University of Calgary skipped morning classes in order to join a rally near city hall.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/we-are-the-change-greta-thunberg-tells-canadians-to-demand-action-1.4613185|title='We are the change': Greta Thunberg tells Canadians to demand action|last=Slaughter|first=Graham|date=27 September 2019|work=CTV News|access-date=30 September 2019|last2=Frisk|first2=Adam}}</ref> Crowd sizes in Ottawa exceeded those on Canada Day celebrations. Some people chanted their slogans in both official languages of [[Social:English language|English]] and [[Social:French language|French]].<ref name=":5" /> In Halifax, Nova Scotia, more than 10,000 protesters marched through the downtown area.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/climate-strikes-nova-scotia-1.5299443|title='Let's hope everyone hears us': Students take climate strikes to the streets of N.S.|last=Davie|first=Emma|date=27 September 2019|work=CBC News|access-date=}}</ref> In Edmonton, Alberta, thousands protested near the provincial legislature, but stopped short of criticizing the fossil fuel industry. Some even expressed their love for it.<ref name=":5" /> Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante declared public transit in her city was free on the date of the protest and awarded Greta Thunberg the keys to the city.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/5962709/montreal-climate-strike-photographs/|title=Montreal's climate strike through photographs|last=Henriques|first=Brittany|date=27 September 2019|work=Global News|access-date=28 September 2019}}</ref> In a remark made while welcoming Thunberg to city hall, she repeated her plan to reduce carbon emissions by 55% by 2030 and finally carbon neutral by 2050. Montreal's transit authority (STM) shared a map on social media showing which areas to avoid due to construction work, which Metro stations to get on and off, and where bus services were disrupted by the climate march.<ref name="MontrealGazette">{{cite web |url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/live-coverage-greta-thunberg-leads-climate-march-in-montreal |title=Live coverage: Greta Thunberg leads climate march in Montreal |author-last=Gilson |author-first=Andy Riga |date=27 September 2019 |access-date=27 September 2019}}</ref> Organisers claimed that half a million people joined the march in Montreal. While city officials initially estimated that number to be around 315,000,<ref name="BBC Canada" /> Mayor Plante later stated that 500,000 people indeed took part in the march.<ref name="MontrealGazette" /> The turnout in Canada altogether may have been one million or more.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.narcity.com/news/ca/canadas-climate-strike-numbers-show-just-how-big-the-protests-were|title=More People Attended Climate Strikes In Canada Than Donald Trump's Inauguration|publisher=Narcity Media|last=Belmonte|first=Lisa|date=28 September 2019|accessdate=29 September 2019}}</ref>

==== Political response ====
Yves-François Blanchet of Bloc Québécois, Elizabeth May of the Green Party, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of the Liberal Party marched in Montreal while Jagmeet Singh of the New Democratic Party joined a protest in Victoria, British Columbia. They are some of the party leaders for the 2019 federal election.<ref name="MontrealGazette" /> Prime Minister Trudeau promised that if re-elected, his government would plant two billion trees in ten years. This will cost CAN$200 million per year but will be paid for by revenue from the Trans Mountain Pipeline, he claimed. He also met Thunberg, who asserted he was "obviously not doing enough."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/federal-election-2019-roundup-trudeau-meets-with-teen-climate-activist-greta-thunberg|title=Federal election 2019 roundup: Protesters dog Justin Trudeau on climate march|last=Thomson|first=Stuart|date=27 September 2019|work=The National Post|access-date=28 September 2019}}</ref> In June 2019, Trudeau's Liberal government declared a national climate emergency before approving the Trans Mountain pipeline extension project.<ref name=":7">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49804234|title=Is Trudeau doing enough on climate change?|last=Murphy|first=Jessica|date=28 September 2019|work=BBC News|access-date=28 September 2019}}</ref> Andrew Scheer of the Conservative Party and Maxime Bernier of the People's Party did not attend any events.<ref name="BBC Canada" /> Climate change is a major political issue for this federal election, alongside healthcare, the economy, and taxes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ipsos.com/en-ca/news-polls/Healthcare-Cost-of-Living-Climate-Change-Top-Voter-Issues|title=Healthcare (35%), Cost of Living (27%), Climate Change (25%) Top Voter Issues as Campaign Season Kicks Off|last=Bricker|first=Darrell|date=20 September 2019|website=Ipsos|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=28 September 2019}}</ref> Canada's current aim is to reduce carbon emissions by 30% compared to 2005 levels by 2030.<ref name="BBC Canada" /> Details are, however, lacking. Canada is a top oil producer and has one of the highest emissions per capita in the world. It is not currently on track to meet its environmental goals. Moreover, environmental protection and energy are politically divisive issues in Canada. People from British Columbia, especially the coastal region, and Quebec, a province with low rates of carbon emissions due to its hydroelectric resources, are particularly green-minded whereas Alberta is home to most of Canada's oil reserves, from which derive hundreds of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in tax revenue.<ref name=":7" />

===Chile===
Protest were mainly held in Chile's capital city of [[Place:Santiago|Santiago]], with 30,000 people attending.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.publimetro.cl/cl/noticias/2019/09/27/fridays-for-future-convoco-a-miles-en-santiago-encapuchados-agredieron-a-equipos-de-prensa.html|title=Fridays For Future convocó a miles en Santiago: Encapuchados agredieron a equipos de prensa|publisher=Metro International|trans-title=Fridays For Future summoned thousands in Santiago: Encapuchados assaulted press teams|language=Spanish|last=Peñalver|first=Fernando|date=27 September 2019|accessdate=30 September 2019}}</ref> In total, 19 protests were held across the country. Protesters involved with the Future Santiago group said, "Our main demand is to declare the climatic and ecological emergency, and that this means the closure of [[Finance:Coal-fired power station|coal thermoelectric plant]]s by 2030 and those that are obsolete from here at the end of the year".<ref name="climate strikes in Latin America"/>

===China===
No officially sanctioned protests were held in China. A spokesperson for the China Youth Climate Action Network, Zheng Xiaowen, said that "Chinese youth have their own methods" and that action would take place.<ref name="Al Jazeera Asia">{{cite web |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/09/planet-thousands-join-global-climate-strike-asia-190920040636503.html |title='No Planet B': Hundreds of thousands join global climate strike |work=Al Jazeera |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920121403/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/09/planet-thousands-join-global-climate-strike-asia-190920040636503.html |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/tens-of-thousands-join-climate-change-protests-across-world-1.4024673 |title=Tens of thousands join climate change protests across world |work=The Irish Times |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920111831/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/tens-of-thousands-join-climate-change-protests-across-world-1.4024673 |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Some Chinese youths picked up trash in Beijing on 21 September.<ref name="environmental activists mass clean-up" />

====Hong Kong====
A planned student march was abandoned due to safety concerns amidst the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests, although a small rally was held separately in the city's central business district.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3029763/hong-kong-environmental-activists-join-global |title=Hong Kong environmental activists join global 'climate strike' to get green issues back on city's political agenda |work=South China Morning Post |author-last=Ting |author-first=Victor |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=21 September 2019}}</ref> The rally was organised by Waste Free Hong Kong, 350HK and Extinction Rebellion HK, the groups also wrote the hashtag ''#morethan1%'' on their arm and posted it on their social media channels. The hashtag is in relation to a report that less than 1% of Hong Kong's energy is produced by renewable sources.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://yp.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/114238/hong-kong-climate-strike-still-friday-student-activists-will-not-take |title=Hong Kong climate 'strike' still on for Friday but student activists will not take part due to ongoing protests |author-last=Mogul |author-first=Rhea |date=19 September 2019 |website=YoungPost |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=22 September 2019}}</ref>

===Colombia===
In Colombia, 43 events were planned.<ref name="climate strikes in Latin America"/> As one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, the main concerns on climate change is deforestation. Local activists convened a sit-in through a cold and rainy day in the Plaza de Bolívar, the heart of the Colombian capital of [[Place:Bogotá|Bogotá]]. Further meetings were held in the department of Caquetá, in the south of the country where under the auspices of the DeJusticia study centre, 40 young environmentalists from the Colombian Amazon met to participate in a day of creative activism.<ref name="climate strikes in Latin America"/>

===Croatia===
A climate protest attended by thousands of youth held at the European Square in Crotia's capital city of [[Place:Zagreb|Zagreb]],<ref name="Balkan countries climate strike"/> where protesters shouted "Time is now" and "Eco, not ego," while heading towards the city St. Mark's Square (Markov Square).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegram.hr/politika-kriminal/bas-je-divno-gledati-klince-kako-prosvjeduju-za-klimu-u-zagrebu-mozda-stvarno-ima-nade-za-nas/|title=Baš je divno gledati mlade kako prosvjeduju za klimu u Zagrebu. Možda stvarno ima nade za nas|trans-title=It's wonderful to watch young people protest the climate in Zagreb. Maybe there really is hope for us|language=Croatian|publisher=Telegram.hr|date=20 September 2019|accessdate=24 September 2019}}</ref>

=== Cuba ===
Even though there were plans for a strike in Cuba, the strike was not officially authorised by the government and didn't take place. Instead, many individual protests were reported all over Cuba. A bike ride was organised, starting in Parque de los Mártires, to promote bicycling as an eco-friendly way of transport.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://havanatimes.org/features/whats-happening-in-cuba-during-global-climate-change-week/|title=What's Happening in Cuba during Global Climate Change Week?|last=|first=|date=26 September 2019|work=Havana Times|access-date=30 September 2019}}</ref>

===Cyprus===
Youth for Climate organised a march from the House of Representatives to the Ministry of Energy in [[Place:Nicosia|Nicosia]], with protesters criticising the country's extraction of [[Chemistry:Natural gas|natural gas]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://in-cyprus.com/youth-in-cyprus-take-to-the-streets-for-protest-climate-change-photos/ |title=Youth in Cyprus take to streets in climate change protest (Photos) |work=Cyprus Weekly |author-last=Christodoulou |author-first=Antonis |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=23 September 2019}}</ref>

===Czech Republic===
Thousands of youths reportedly gathered in [[Place:Prague|Prague]].<ref name="DW Live">{{cite web |url=https://www.dw.com/en/fridays-for-future-global-climate-strike-live-updates/a-50505537 |title=Fridays for Future global climate strike — live updates |work=Deutsche Welle |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920122926/https://www.dw.com/en/fridays-for-future-global-climate-strike-live-updates/a-50505537 |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> About 2,000 secondary and university students along with adults with children met on the Old Town Square in Prague centre, and initiated by students from the Czech branch of the Fridays for Future environmental movement, inspired by Greta Thunberg. Prior to the march going forward, many students and others gave speeches in the town square.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=https://news.expats.cz/weekly-czech-news/thousands-of-students-march-through-pragues-old-town-for-climate-change-demonstrations/ |title=Thousands of students march through Prague's Old Town for climate change demonstrations |author=ČTK |date=20 September 2019 |website=Expats.cz |language=en-US |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=22 September 2019}}</ref>

Students launched the Week for Climate protest event that is prepared to offer a series of educational and cultural programs and lectures that is planned to run through 27 September. There was a calm and peaceful counter-protest by a dozen members and followers of the Free Citizens Party.<ref name=":0"/>

===Democratic Republic of the Congo===
An event for two consecutive days was held in the city of Goma, the capital of the country's North Kivu province, as a response to the exploration for fossil fuels in the Virunga National Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://inafrica24.com/modernity/20-september-africa-africans-take-streets-part-global-climate-strike-responding-urgent-need-stop-climate-change/|title=20 September, Africa – Africans take to the streets as part of the Global Climate Strike responding to the urgent need to stop climate change|publisher=inAfrica24.com|date=20 September 2019|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref> Thousand of school children from the city walked to commit themselves resolutely in the fight against global warming.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://monusco.unmissions.org/nord-kivu-un-millier-d%E2%80%99%C3%A9coliers-s%E2%80%99engagent-dans-la-lutte-contre-le-r%C3%A9chauffement-climatique|title=Nord Kivu : Un Millier D'écoliers S'engagent Dans La Lutte Contre Le Réchauffement Climatique|trans-title=North Kivu: Thousand School Children Commit to the Fight Against Global Warming|author-first=Amadou|author-last=Ba|language=French|publisher=United Nations Stabilisation Mission in DR Congo|date=21 September 2019|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref> In line with the climate action, the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) together with the Association of Journalists for Peace of Congo (AJCP), as well as some civil society organisations including the international cultural platform Ciel-Bleu, organised a walk in the street of [[Place:Kinshasa|Kinshasa]] known as a march for peace. The Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in the DRC François Grignon further explained that "There is no peace without development and there is no sustainable development without environmental protection and no protection of the environment without stability", adding that it is because of this that the international day of peace is placed jointly with the climate action rally.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://interkinois.net/kinshasa-les-journalistes-et-la-monusco-dans-la-rue-pour-celebrer-la-paix|title=Kinshasa : les journalistes et la Monusco dans la rue pour célébrer la paix|trans-title=Kinshasa : journalists and Monusco on the street to celebrate peace|author-first=Blaise|author-last=Puala|language=French|publisher=Interkinois|date=24 September 2019|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref>

===Denmark===
The City Hall Square of [[Place:Copenhagen|Copenhagen]] was jointly filled by young and old people as part of the global strike. Speeches, music, and dances on the topic of the climate were performed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://politiken.dk/klima/art7396729/%C2%BBVi-vil-have-en-gr%C3%B8n-og-l%C3%A6kker-fremtid%C2%AB |title=Klimastrejke i København: "Vi vil have en grøn og lækker fremtid" |trans-title=Climate strike in Copenhagen: "We want a green and better future" |author-first=Marie |author-last=Nissen |language=da |publisher=Politiken |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=23 September 2019 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>

===East Timor===
[[File:2019-09-24 Klimademonstration in Dili.jpg|thumb|Protesters in [[Place:Dili|Dili]], East Timor]]

===Ecuador===
[[File:Climate strike Quito Ecuador.jpg|thumb|Protest in Quito]]
The Plaza de la Independencia in Ecuador's capital city of [[Place:Quito|Quito]] was filled with hundreds of environmental activists as part of the strike.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.elcomercio.com/tendencias/activistas-ambientales-ecuador-cambio-climatico.html |title=Activistas ambientales de Ecuador se unieron a Fridays For Future para luchar contra el cambio climático |trans-title=Ecuadorian environmental activists joined Fridays For Future to fight climate change |language=es |publisher=El Comercio |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=23 September 2019}}</ref>

===El Salvador===
Dozens of students, activists and authorities of the state [[Organization:University of El Salvador|University of El Salvador]] (UES) held a rally in the capital city of [[Place:San Salvador|San Salvador]] to declare a "climate emergency" due to the effects of global warming. The students, who toured several of the main streets of the Salvadoran capital with banners and dressed in shirts with environmental messages also asked for "climate justice".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.efe.com/efe/america/sociedad/los-estudiantes-salvadorenos-llaman-a-declarar-una-emergencia-climatica/20000013-4068893|title=Los estudiantes salvadoreños llaman a declarar una "emergencia climática"|trans-title=Salvadoran students call to declare a "weather emergency"|language=Spanish|publisher=EFE|date=20 September 2019|accessdate=24 September 2019}}</ref>

===Estonia===
A youth march was held in [[Place:Tallinn|Tallinn]] the capital city where the participants carried plastics as a sign of protest against plastic trash.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.postimees.ee/6784114/galerii-noored-avaldasid-meelt-plastprugi-vastu|title=Galerii: noored avaldasid meelt plastprügi vastu|trans-title=Gallery: Young people protested against plastic trash|language=Estonian|publisher=Postimees|date=22 September 2019|accessdate=24 September 2019}}</ref>

===Fiji===
People searched [[Biology:Arecaceae|palm]]-fringed beaches for rubbish, heaved discarded car components from near the capital, [[Place:Suva|Suva]].<ref name="Asia-Pacific thousands mass clean-up">{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/09/21/environment/thousands-people-around-asia-pacific-region-take-part-mass-clean/|title=Thousands of people around Asia-Pacific region take part in mass clean-up|date=21 September 2019|work=Agence France-Presse|publisher=The Japan Times|access-date=22 September 2019}}</ref><ref name="environmental activists mass clean-up"/>

===Finland===
[[File:Koululakko ilmaston puolesta 20190927.jpg|thumb|School strike for climate in front of the Parliament House, Helsinki, 27 September 2019.]]
The main protest took place in Finland's capital city of [[Place:Helsinki|Helsinki]] with the city council giving permission for students to participate in the demonstration. Other strikes are also being organised in several other cities across the country including Espoo, Turku, Tampere, Oulu and Rovaniemi.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/art-2000006247714.html |title=Helsingissä koululaiset saavat osallistua ilmastolakkoon ensi perjantaina luvan kanssa|trans-title=In Helsinki, school children are allowed to take part in a climate strike next Friday with permission |author-first=Minja |author-last=Rantavaara HS |language=fi |publisher=Helsingin Sanomat |date=22 September 2019 |access-date=23 September 2019}}</ref>

===France===
Climate demonstrators demand that their government and businesses reduce their environmental footprint and save the Amazon rain forest. These protests occurred during the annual French heritage weekend and at the same time as some other protests. Authorities in Paris deployed thousands of police officers to protect public properties and landmarks.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.apnews.com/429ab7c2bb0f4c5a86978097f52bc21e|title=Paris police gird for weekend protests over Macron, climate|last=|first=|date=20 September 2019|work=Associated Press|access-date=28 September 2019}}</ref> A group of 9,400 demonstrators joined a rally in Paris,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.liberation.fr/france/2019/09/20/marches-des-jeunes-pour-le-climat-il-faut-se-bouger-le-cul_1752660 |title=Marches des jeunes pour le climat : "Il faut se bouger le cul !" |language=fr |trans-title=Youth climate marches: "You have to move your ass!" |author-first1=Maïté |author-last1=Darnault |author-first2=Eva |author-last2=Fonteneau |author-first3=Philippine |author-last3=Renon |work=Libération |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920180023/https://www.liberation.fr/france/2019/09/20/marches-des-jeunes-pour-le-climat-il-faut-se-bouger-le-cul_1752660 |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2019/09/20/de-sydney-a-new-york-une-greve-mondiale-pour-le-climat_6012387_3244.html |title=" Le niveau des océans monte, notre colère aussi " : une grève mondiale historique pour le climat |language=fr |trans-title="The level of the oceans is rising, our anger too": a historic global climate strike |work=Le Monde |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019}}</ref> however, members of the Black Bloc [[Social:Anarchism|anarchists]] infiltrated the protestors from a separate ''gilets jaunes'' (or yellow vests) demonstration. These individuals began to destroy shops and business windows, while torching [[Engineering:Moped|moped]]s and trash cans. Of the supposedly 1,000 anarchists, that joined the march, some 120 were arrested.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/21/paris-on-high-alert-as-protesters-try-to-revive-gilets-jaunes-movement |title=Anarchists hijack climate march on day of violent protests in Paris |author-last=Willsher |author-first=Kim |date=21 September 2019 |newspaper={{wipe|The Guardian}} |access-date=22 September 2019 |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> 300 to 400 high school students demonstrated Friday morning in the streets of Clermont-Ferrand, according to the regional services broadcasting France 3 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/auvergne-rhone-alpes/puy-de-dome/clermont-ferrand/marche-climat-clermont-ferrand-notre-futur-il-faut-qu-on-se-bouge-1725495.html|title=Marche pour le climat à Clermont-Ferrand : " Pour notre futur il faut qu'on se bouge "|website=France 3 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes}}</ref> and nearly a thousand according to the daily newspaper ''La Montagne''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lamontagne.fr/clermont-ferrand-63000/actualites/marche-pour-le-climat-la-jeunesse-mobilisee-pour-sauver-sa-planete-a-clermont-ferrand_13645831/|title=Environnement - Marche pour le climat : la jeunesse mobilisée pour sauver "sa planète" à Clermont-Ferrand|first=Centre|last=France|date=20 September 2019|website=lamontagne.fr}}</ref>

Ahead of the U.N. climate conference, French construction materials company [[Company:Saint-Gobain|Saint-Gobain]] and cosmetics producer L'Oreal said they were committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2050.<ref name=":9" />

===Georgia===
More than 100 people, including minors, gathered in front of the [[Place:Tbilisi|Tbilisi]] City Hall as part of the strikes. They also called for the protection of the city's wood and parklands.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://georgiatoday.ge/news/17385/Georgia-Joins-Global-Climate-Strike- |title=Georgia Joins Global Climate Strike |website=Georgia Today on the Web |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920142651/http://georgiatoday.ge/news/17385/Georgia-Joins-Global-Climate-Strike- |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Germany===
575 demonstrations took place in hundreds of cities across Germany.<ref name="Local Germany">{{cite web |url=https://www.thelocal.de/20190917/five-things-to-know-about-the-upcoming-climate-strikes-in-germany |title=Update: Six things to know about the climate strikes in Germany |work=The Local |author-last=Loxton |author-first=Rachel |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920081031/https://www.thelocal.de/20190917/five-things-to-know-about-the-upcoming-climate-strikes-in-germany |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Long-distance bus operator Flixbus offered to refund protesters who sent a selfie and a PDF of their ticket as evidence.<ref name="Local Germany" /> Normally, the company gives people the option to pay extra to offset their carbon footprint.<ref name="DW Germany">{{cite web |url=https://www.dw.com/en/german-bus-operator-offers-free-trips-to-climate-protests/a-50447239 |title=German bus operator offers free trips to climate protests |work=Deutsche Welle |date=16 September 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920122912/https://www.dw.com/en/german-bus-operator-offers-free-trips-to-climate-protests/a-50447239 |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> This company plans to phase in electric bus and to become carbon-neutral by 2030.<ref name="Local Germany" /> Some German companies encouraged their employees to strike, including Flixbus itself, the [[Company:GLS Bank|GLS Bank]], pension provider ''Hannoversche Kassen'', price comparison website Idealo and energy company {{ill|Naturstrom AG|de}}; [[Place:Düsseldorf|Düsseldorf]] municipal employees were also permitted to strike.<ref name="DW Germany"/><ref name="BS Germany">{{cite web |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/big-global-climate-protests-on-friday-get-union-support-119091700846_1.html |title=From India to Europe, 'global climate strike' events planned for Friday |work=Business Standard |date=17 September 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920122912/https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/big-global-climate-protests-on-friday-get-union-support-119091700846_1.html |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Local Germany"/> Organisers estimate that 1.4 million people in total joined strikes in Germany,<ref name="Germany strikers">{{Cite web |url=https://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.liveblog-zum-globalen-klimastreik-fridays-for-future-protestiert-in-2000-orten.c85e0e02-e49b-45d0-a5f6-5ebafa7f2b70.html |title=Liveblog zum globalen Klimastreik: Fridays for Future protestiert in 2000 Orten |website=Stuttgarter Zeitung |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920145017/https://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.liveblog-zum-globalen-klimastreik-fridays-for-future-protestiert-in-2000-orten.c85e0e02-e49b-45d0-a5f6-5ebafa7f2b70.html |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> including 270,000 protesters in [[Place:Berlin|Berlin]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dw.com/en/global-climate-strike-protest-in-berlin-bridges-generations-as-adults-join-in/a-50516302 |title=Global climate strike protest in Berlin bridges generations as adults join in |work=Deutsche Welle |author-last=Niranjan |author-first=Ajit |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=21 September 2019}}</ref> with independent figures reported of 100,000 in [[Place:Hamburg|Hamburg]],<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web |url=https://www.heise.de/tp/news/Schulstreiks-Regierungen-unter-Druck-4535536.html |title=Schulstreiks: Regierungen unter Druck |author-first=Wolfgang |author-last=Pomrehn |website=Telepolis}}</ref> 70,000 in Cologne, 40,000 in [[Place:Munich|Munich]], [[Place:Bremen|Bremen]] and Hannover,<ref name="auto2"/> 20,000 in [[Place:Düsseldorf|Düsseldorf]], Freiburg<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.badische-zeitung.de/mehr-als-20-000-streiken-in-freiburg-lautstark-und-bunt-fuers-klima|title=Mehr als 20.000 streiken in Freiburg lautstark und bunt fürs Klima|website=Badische Zeitung|language=de|access-date=25 September 2019}}</ref> and Münster, 15,000 in [[Place:Bonn|Bonn]] and [[Place:Dresden|Dresden]], and 8,000 in Aachen.<ref name="auto1"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.koeln.de/koeln/nachrichten/lokales/70000-teilnehmer-bei-klimastreik-in-koeln_1131689.html |title=70.000 Teilnehmer bei Klimastreik in Köln |website=koeln.de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite newspaper |url=https://www.aachener-zeitung.de/nrw-region/fridays-for-future-demos-in-aachen-dueren-geilenkirchen-juelich_aid-45950465 |title="Fridays for Future"-Aktionstag: Weltweit streiken Hunderttausende für Klimaschutz |newspaper=Aachener Zeitung |access-date=21 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920212051/https://www.aachener-zeitung.de/nrw-region/fridays-for-future-demos-in-aachen-dueren-geilenkirchen-juelich_aid-45950465 |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Protesters believed that the German government's plan to phase out coal power plants by 2038 is too late and demanded an earlier exit. Chancellor Angela Merkel stated tackling climate change is a top priority for her government.<ref name="Local Germany" /> Due to pressure from environmental activists and the growing Green Party, after overnight talks, her government managed to work out a plan to cut carbon emissions by 55% compared to 1990s levels by 2030, to achieve [[Chemistry:Carbon neutrality|carbon neutrality]] by 2050, and to spend €54 billion to tackle climate change.<ref name=":8" /> This package includes incentives for electric cars, taxes on domestic flights, and more funding for the national railway.<ref name=":9">{{Cite news|url=https://www.euronews.com/2019/09/23/how-well-are-eu-countries-doing-at-meeting-their-un-climate-goals|title=How well are EU countries doing at meeting their UN climate goals?|last=Crowcroft|first=Orlando|date=24 September 2019|work=Euronews|access-date=28 September 2019}}</ref> Merkel later admitted that her country could have problems making this ambitious plan a reality. Germany presently has one of the highest electricity prices in Europe.<ref name=":8">{{Cite news|url=https://www.apnews.com/91a482a39d7949bb87ad66944984bbda|title=German government agrees $60 billion climate policy package|last=Jordans|first=Frank|date=20 September 2019|work=Associated Press|access-date=28 September 2019}}</ref> Moreover, her government needs to meet U.N. climate goals on one hand and not alienate voters in the manufacturing industry on the other.<ref name=":9" />
<gallery>
File:Weltweite Klimademo am Augsburger Rathausplatz 20092019.jpg|Protesters in Augsburg
File:Munich FFF 2019-09-20 9073.jpg|Protesters in [[Place:Munich|Munich]]
File:Klimastreik -AllefürsKlima in Berlin - 48764478228.jpg|Protesters in [[Place:Berlin|Berlin]]
File:Fridays_For_Future_Potsdam_(48766491437).jpg|Protesters in [[Place:Potsdam|Potsdam]]
File:Global Climate Strike 09-20-2019 (48779705048).jpg|Protesters in Forchheim
File:7000 Eichen - Ulmenstraße 2019-09-20 b.JPG|Protesters in Kassel
</gallery>

===Greece===
In Greece, protests took place in numerous places around the country, most notably in [[Place:Athens|Athens]] and [[Place:Thessaloniki|Thessaloniki]].<ref name="Greece">{{Cite news |url=https://www.protothema.gr/environment/article/926978/duo-diadiloseis-simera-stin-athina-kata-tis-klimatikis-allagis/ |title=Δύο διαδηλώσεις σήμερα στην Αθήνα κατά της κλιματικής αλλαγής |author-last= |author-first= |date=20 September 2019 |work=Proto Thema |access-date=20 September 2019 |trans-title=Two protests in Athens today against climate change}}</ref> The attendance in Athens was approximately 3,000 protesters. The protests have been supported by the municipal authority of Athens and other organisations, as well as the government of Greece. Protests are organised from both local Fridays for Future groups, a national high school student organization called {{ill|Κίνημα Μαθητών|el}} (Movement of students) and citizen's initiatives.<ref name="Greece"/>

===Guatemala===
Hundreds of students and activists marched through the capital of [[Place:Guatemala City|Guatemala City]], one of the deadliest countries for environmental activists.<ref name="Al Jazeera Asia"/> As students marched through the city, the Guatemalan government also announced a national ban and regulation of single-use plastic products, including straws and utensils, and styrofoam products for two years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://futuroverde.org/2019/09/20/prohibiran-el-uso-de-plasticos-y-duroport-en-guatemala/|title=Prohibirán el uso de plásticos y duroport en Guatemala|trans-title=Ban the use of plastics and styrofoam in Guatemala|language=Spanish|work=Prensa Libre|publisher=Futuro Verde|date=20 September 2019|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref>

===Hungary===
The Fridays For Future Hungary and Extinction Rebellion Hungary organised a joint demonstration on Széll Kálmán Square in the Hungary's capital city of [[Place:Budapest|Budapest]] as part of the opening of Climate Week. Dozens of protesters have pretended to be dead to draw the attention of political leaders and decision-makers to the consequences of climate change and the need for substantive action.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://index.hu/kulfold/2019/09/20/klimavaltozas_tuntetes_pentek_klimatuntetes_fridays_for_future_covering_climate_thunberg/|title=Milliók csatlakoztak világszerte a diákok által szervezett klímatüntetéshez|trans-title=Millions around the world have joined student-organised climate demonstrations|author-first1=Dömötör|author-last1=Bálint|author-first2=Ajpek|author-last2=Orsi|language=Hungarian|publisher=Index|date=20 September 2019|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://index.hu/techtud/2019/09/20/klimavaltozas_tuntetes_szell_kalman_ter_fridays_for_future_extinction_rebellion/|title=Behalással próbálták a döntéshozók figyelmét felhívni a klímaválságra|trans-title=They tried to draw the attention of policymakers to the climate crisis through inhalation|author-first1=Földes|author-last1=Máté|author-first2=Csomor|author-last2=Ádám|language=Hungarian|publisher=Index|date=20 September 2019|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref>

===Iceland===
A protest was held in Iceland's capital city of [[Place:Reykjavík|Reykjavík]], featuring a musical event on climate awareness. Participants first gathered at Hallgrímskirkja before walking towards the city public square of Austurvöllur.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ruv.is/frett/allsherjarloftslagsverkfall-hafid-her-a-landi |title=Allsherjarloftslagsverkfall hafið hér á landi |trans-title=A global climate strike has begun in this country |author-first=Katrín |author-last=Ásmundsdóttir |language=is |publisher=RÚV |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=23 September 2019}}</ref>

===India===
In India, more than 14,000 people signed up for 26 events across the country as part of the global strikes.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/global-climate-strike-india-greta-thunberg-news_in_5d849f2ce4b0849d47275572 |title=Climate Strike: Governments Need To Act, Next Generation At Risk, Says Climate Change Campaigner |date=20 September 2019 |website=HuffPost India |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920151254/https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/global-climate-strike-india-greta-thunberg-news_in_5d849f2ce4b0849d47275572 |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> In [[Place:Delhi|Delhi]], more than 2,000 students and school children demanded the Prime Minister to declare an immediate climate emergency in India.<ref name="tele" /> 

While the Indian economy grew enormously in recent years, now the fifth largest in the world, nine of the ten most polluted cities on Earth are from India. In addition, an Indian government think tank suggested that many Indian cities could soon run out of drinking water.<ref name="tele">{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/09/20/global-climate-strike-kicks-australia-britain-braces-weekend/ |title=Global climate strike protesters arrested as Britain braces for weekend of chaos |work=The Daily Telegraph |author-last=Johnson |author-first=Jamie |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920084141/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/09/20/global-climate-strike-kicks-australia-britain-braces-weekend/ |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Indonesia===
A protest was held in Indonesia's capital city of [[Place:Jakarta|Jakarta]] with participants from university and school students, members of about 50 civil groups together with children from different communities in Jakarta's suburban areas to voice their increasing concerns on the alarming changes happening to the global climate, demanding the government to take clear measures to mitigate environmental impacts.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/09/21/indonesian-cities-join-global-climate-strike.html |title=Indonesian cities join global climate strike |author-first=A. Muh. Ibnu |author-last=Aqil |publisher=The Jakarta Post |date=21 September 2019 |access-date=22 September 2019}}</ref> The protestors criticised the failure of the government to stop the rampant forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan which caused massive haze pollution not just in Indonesia but also to their neighbour of Malaysia and Singapore which exaggerated by the expansion of plantations and illegal land conversions in the country.<ref name="climate strikes across Southeast Asia">{{cite web|url=https://globalvoices.org/2019/09/25/a-snapshot-of-climate-strikes-across-southeast-asia/|title=A snapshot of climate strikes across Southeast Asia|author-first=Mong|author-last=Palatino|publisher=Global Voices|date=23 September 2019|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref> In the Central Kalimantan province city of Palangka Raya, youths carrying placards marched through heavy smog caused by forest fires.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.voanews.com/science-health/hundreds-thousands-rally-across-australia-asia-against-climate-change |title=Hundreds of Thousands Rally Across Australia, Asia Against Climate Change |work=Reuters |publisher=Voice of America |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=22 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920142645/https://www.voanews.com/science-health/hundreds-thousands-rally-across-australia-asia-against-climate-change |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Student volunteers also collect rubbish near a coastal areas of Banda Aceh and Surabaya as part of the global strike.<ref name="environmental activists mass clean-up"/> In Makassar, students from the Briton English  Education held a long march starting from Jl Lamaddukelleng (Lamaddukelleng Road) towards Mandala Monument.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://makassar.tribunnews.com/2019/09/21/video-siswa-briton-makassar-suarakan-global-climate-strike|title=VIDEO: Siswa Briton Makassar Suarakan Global Climate Strike|trans-title=VIDEO: Briton Makassar Students Voice Global Climate Strike|author-first1=Wahyu|author-last1=Susanto|author-first2=Imam|author-last2=Wahyudi|language=Indonesian|publisher=Makassar Tribun News|date=21 September 2019|accessdate=29 September 2019}}</ref> In Bandung, the climate strike jointly attended by students including kindergarten children, parents and the school staffs where activities on health and environment are being taught throughout the event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.galamedianews.com/bandung-raya/234626/puluhan-pelajar-usia-dini-gelar-aksi-climate-strike.html|title=Puluhan Pelajar Usia Dini Gelar Aksi Climate Strike|trans-title=Dozens of Early Age Students Hold Climate Strike Action|author-first=Dadang|author-last=Setiawan|language=Indonesian|publisher=Gala Media News|date=23 September 2019|accessdate=29 September 2019}}</ref>

=== Ireland ===
Over 20,000 protested in Ireland, including 10,000 to 15,000 in [[Place:Dublin|Dublin]]. Protests started from around midday in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford, Drogheda, Navan, Dundalk, [[Place:Belfast|Belfast]] and many other towns before marching to rallies in central locations.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/climate-change/over-10-000-turn-out-for-climate-strike-protest-in-dublin-1.4025056 |title=VIDEO: Over 10,000 turn out for climate strike protest in Dublin |website=irishtimes.com |language=en |access-date=22 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922192131/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/climate-change/over-10-000-turn-out-for-climate-strike-protest-in-dublin-1.4025056 |archive-date=22 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Isle of Man ===
About 100 Manx school children protested for about an hour outside Tynwald in [[Place:Douglas, Isle of Man|Douglas]], the capital of Mann. An Extinction Rebellion flag was raised at the Peel Cathedral as a sign of support.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2019-09-20/manx-students-join-climate-change-protests-demanding-action-from-the-isle-of-man-government/|title=Manx students join climate change protests demanding action from the Isle of Man Government|last=|first=|date=20 September 2019|work=|access-date=30 September 2019|publisher=ITV}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-49755267|title=Manx school children join global climate change protest|last=|first=|date=20 September 2019|work=|access-date=30 September 2019|publisher=BBC}}</ref>

===Israel===
Hundreds of people, the majority of whom were students, protested in Tel-Aviv, [[Place:Jerusalem|Jerusalem]] and three more places.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.globes.co.il/news/article.aspx?did=1001301449 |title=שביתות והפגנות ברחבי העולם במחאה על אי הטיפול במשבר האקלים |website=הגלובס}}</ref> They were joined by a group of artists from the "[[Organization:Extinction Rebellion|Extinction Rebellion]]" movement that dressed in red to highlight the indifference to the extinction of endangered animals. Kahol Lavan lawmaker Miki Haimovich expressed solidarity with the protestors and the cause.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/hundreds-of-teens-in-tel-aviv-join-global-call-for-leaders-to-act-on-climate-crisis-1.7867782 |title=Hundreds of Teens in Tel Aviv Join Global Protest Calling for Leaders to Act on Climate Crisis |author-last1=Rinat |author-first1=Zafrir |date=20 September 2019 |work=Haaretz |access-date=22 September 2019 |author-last2=Hasson |author-first2=Nir |language=en |publisher=The Associated Press |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920192826/https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/hundreds-of-teens-in-tel-aviv-join-global-call-for-leaders-to-act-on-climate-crisis-1.7867782 |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Italy===

On 27 September, more than one million people protested throughout 180 cities, mostly students. In [[Place:Rome|Rome]], more than 200,000 youth joined the protest.<ref name="Repubblica million">{{cite web|url=https://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2019/09/27/news/clima-237064333/?ref=RHPPLF-BH-I237047295-C8-P2-S1.8-T1|title=Fridays for future, al via i cortei in 180 città italiane: "Siamo più di un milione"|trans-title=Fridays for future, kids in the streets in 180 Italian cities: "We're more than a million"|work=la Repubblica|date=27 September 2019|accessdate=27 September 2019}}</ref> While almost 150,000 students gathered at the street of Milan for the third time after similar climate protests in the months of March and May.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://milano.repubblica.it/cronaca/2019/09/27/news/fridaysforfuture_coteo_milano_sciopero_clima-237062254/|title=FridaysForFuture a Milano, l'onda verde e blu di studenti e famiglie in corteo per il clima|date=27 September 2019|website=Repubblica.it}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://milano.repubblica.it/cronaca/2019/09/26/news/fridays_for_future_milano_sciopero_per_il_clima-236975238/|title=Fridays for future a Milano, attesi in 50mila per lo sciopero globale per il clima|trans-title=Fridays for future in Milan, 50 thousand expected for the global climate strike|author-first=Luca|author-last=De Vito|language=Italian|publisher=la Repubblica|date=26 September 2019|accessdate=27 September 2019}}</ref> The student climate strike first meet in Largo Cairoli, a short walk from Sforza Castle before departing through the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mentelocale.it/milano/articoli/81032-friday-for-future-milano-27-settembre-2019-orari-percorso-dello-sciopero-clima.htm|title=Friday for Future a Milano il 27 settembre 2019: orari e percorso dello sciopero per il clima|trans-title=Friday for Future in Milan on 27 September 2019: times and path of the climate strike|language=Italian|publisher=Mentelocale Milano|date=27 September 2019|accessdate=27 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ilgiorno.it/milano/cronaca/sciopero-clima-27-settembre-1.4804088|title=Sciopero per il clima 27 settembre a Milano, orari e percorso|trans-title=Climate strike 27 September in Milan, timetables and route|author-first=Federico|author-last=Dedori|language=Italian|publisher=Il Giorno Milano|date=27 September 2019|accessdate=27 September 2019}}</ref> More than 50,000 people joined the protest both in [[Place:Turin|Turin]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://torino.repubblica.it/cronaca/2019/09/27/news/torino_in_piazza_per_l_ambiente_cambiamo_il_sistema_non_il_clima_-237064897/|title=Torino, 50 mila ragazzi in piazza per l'ambiente: "Cambiamo il sistema, non il clima"|date=27 September 2019|website=Repubblica.it}}</ref> and Naples,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://napoli.repubblica.it/cronaca/2019/09/27/news/fridays_for_the_future_napoli-237068566/|title=Fridays for the future Napoli: "Dal local al global: è ora il momento di agire"|date=27 September 2019|website=Repubblica.it}}</ref> while 20,000 students took part in Bologna's march.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bologna.repubblica.it/cronaca/2019/09/27/news/bologna_l_onda_verde_e_tornata-237056932/|title=Bologna, l'onda verde è tornata: 15mila in piazza per il clima|date=27 September 2019|website=Repubblica.it}}</ref>

Protests were praised by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, who tweeted: "The images of the squares of the Fridays for Future are extraordinary, with so many young people participating with such passion. From the government there is the utmost commitment to translate this request for change into concrete solutions. We all have a great responsibility."<ref>[https://twitter.com/GiuseppeConteIT/status/1177562186144763904 "Giuseppe Conte su Twitter: Sono straordinarie le immagini delle piazze di #fridaysforfuture, con così tanti giovani che partecipano con tale passione.
Da parte mia e del Governo c’è il massimo impegno a tradurre questa richiesta di cambiamento in soluzioni concrete. Abbiamo tutti una grande responsabilità"]</ref>

===Ivory Coast===
In the Ivory Coast, protests took place against a proposed coal power plant in [[Place:San-Pédro, Ivory Coast|San Pédro]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/live/2019/sep/20/climate-strike-global-change-protest-sydney-melbourne-london-new-york-nyc-school-student-protest-greta-thunberg-rally-live-news-latest-updates |title=Global climate strike: Greta Thunberg and school students lead climate crisis protest – live updates |work={{wipe|The Guardian}} |author-last1=Oliver |author-first1=Mark |author-last2=Siddique |author-first2=Haroon |author-last3=Marsh |author-first3=Sarah |author-last4=Zhou |author-first4=Naaman |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920025751/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/live/2019/sep/20/climate-strike-global-change-protest-sydney-melbourne-london-new-york-nyc-school-student-protest-greta-thunberg-rally-live-news-latest-updates |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Jamaica===
The climate strike are being held differently in a Jamaican way with the main call are to protect the nature reserve of Cockpit Country.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.jamaicans.com/save-cockpit-country-day-jamaica-joins-the-september-20-global-climate-strike-with-a-call-to-protect-all-of-cockpit-country/|title=Save Cockpit Country Day – Jamaica Joins The September 20 Global Climate Strike With A Call To Protect All Of Cockpit Country|author=Jamarch|publisher=Jamaicans.com|date=20 September 2019|accessdate=26 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2019/09/23/features/in-the-diaspora/cockpit-country-is-our-home-in-praise-of-cockpit-country-in-praise-of-rural-jamaica/|title=Cockpit Country is our home In praise of Cockpit country – in praise of rural Jamaica|author-first1=Esther|author-last1=Figueroa|publisher=Stabroek News|date=23 September 2019|accessdate=26 September 2019}}</ref>

===Japan===
Over a dozen rallies were held in Japan, including one in the Shibuya district in Tokyo,<ref name="Guardian globe"/> and the old capital of Kyoto.<ref name=":4" />

===Kenya===
Kenyan protesters were specifically demanding an end to government plans to build new [[Earth:Coal|coal]] power stations.<ref name="DW Live"/><ref name="climate strike in Kenya and Uganda">{{cite web|url=https://www.lepoint.fr/afrique/changement-climatique-la-jeunesse-africaine-mobilisee-20-09-2019-2336913_3826.php|title=Changement climatique : la jeunesse africaine mobilisée|trans-title=Climate change: mobilised African youth|language=French|publisher=Le Point|date=20 September 2019|accessdate=26 September 2019}}</ref>

===Kiribati===
A protest took place in Kiribati, where students held placards chanting "We are not sinking, we are fighting". The country is at great threat from rising sea levels.<ref name="Al Jazeera Asia"/>

===Kosovo===
The demonstrations took place in Kosovo's capital city of [[Place:Pristina|Pristina]],<ref name="Balkan countries climate strike"/> organised jointly by the Termokiss community centre and GAIA Kosovo. The protestors highlighted the illegal construction of hydro power plants in the country national parks, the pollution of farmable land and the plans for the construction of a new coal-fired power plant.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prishtinainsight.com/prishtina-joins-global-climate-strike/|title=Prishtina joins Global Climate Strike|author-first=Eve-anne|author-last=Travers|publisher=Prishtina Insight|date=19 September 2019|accessdate=27 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://prishtinainsight.com/global-climate-strike-enacted-in-prishtina-mag/|title=Global Climate Strike enacted in Prishtina|author-first=Atdhe|author-last=Mulla|publisher=Prishtina Insight|date=20 September 2019|accessdate=27 September 2019}}</ref>

===Latvia===
A gathering which were attended by mostly young people from rural schools were being held in the Vērmane Garden of [[Place:Riga|Riga]] before they went on a walk to Vecrīga (Old Town). One of the participants explained that "The world is starting to change and going the wrong way, we need to start doing something to change it" with another urge the people in the highest authority to take the [[Earth:Climate crisis|climate crisis]] seriously and that "When making decisions, politicians must first consider the impact on nature, subordinating everything else to environmental issues".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/latvija/riga-klimata-aktivisti-pulcejusies-akcija-gajiens-nakotnei.a332652/ |title=Rīgā klimata aktīvisti pulcējušies akcijā "Gājiens nākotnei" |trans-title=Climate activists gather in Riga for "March for the Future" |author-first1=Paula |author-last1=Justoviča |author-first2=Zanda |author-last2=Ozola-Balode |author-first3=Kārlis |author-last3=Miksons |language=lv |publisher=LSM.lv |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=23 September 2019}}</ref>

===Lebanon===
A number of school and university students demonstrated in [[Place:Beirut|Beirut]] to demand the government to take action as soon as possible to combat climate change and avoid an "environmental disaster".<ref name="Lebanon and Tunisia climate strike">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/arabic/media-49777069|title= الإضراب العالمي من أجل المناخ لأول مرة في دول عربية|trans-title=Global strike for climate for the first time in Arab countries |language=ar |publisher=BBC News |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=23 September 2019}}</ref>

===Lithuania===
Organised by Fridays for Future, climate rally was held in the Lithuania's capital city of [[Place:Vilnius|Vilnius]]. Participants moved to the city Vincas Kudirka Square as well in Kaunas Town Hall in [[Place:Kaunas|Kaunas]] carrying placards with words such as "Planet over profit $", "The world in your hands", "There's no planet B" and the "Global warming will touch you".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/lietuvoje/2/1098408/fridays-for-future-vilnius-organizatore-gyvenant-mieste-aplinka-nuolat-skatina-vartoti|title="Fridays for future Vilnius" organizatorė: gyvenant mieste aplinka nuolat skatina vartoti|trans-title=Organiser of "Fridays for Future Vilnius": Living in a city environment is constantly encouraging consumption|author-first=Alina|author-last=Jodko|language=Lithuanian|publisher=Lithuanian National Radio and Television|date=20 September 2019|accessdate=24 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.15min.lt/naujiena/aktualu/lietuva/visame-pasaulyje-milziniski-protestai-del-klimato-kaitos-politikos-prisijungs-ir-vilnius-56-1205618|title=Visame pasaulyje milžiniški protestai dėl klimato kaitos politikos: prisijungė ir Lietuva|trans-title=Huge protests on climate change policy worldwide: Lithuania joined|author-first1=Jonas|author-last1=Kisielius|author-first2=Rūta|author-last2=Miškinytė|language=Lithuanian|publisher=15min|date=20 September 2019|accessdate=24 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lrytas.lt/gamta/zeme/2019/09/20/news/protestas-vilniuje-i-klimato-kaita-demesi-atkreipti-bande-apie-du-simtai-zmoniu-11901920/|title=Protestas Vilniuje: į klimato kaitą dėmesį atkreipti bandė apie du šimtai žmonių (2)|trans-title=Protest in Vilnius: about two hundred people tried to draw attention on climate change (2)|language=Lithuanian|publisher=Lrytas.lt|date=21 September 2019|accessdate=24 September 2019}}</ref>

===Luxembourg===
More than 1,000 students gathered at the main square of the main railway station as part of the global climate strike and under the guidance of the police made their way on the road towards Glacis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tageblatt.lu/headlines/klimastreik-in-luxemburg-mehr-als-1000-menschen-versammeln-sich-am-hauptbahnhof/|title=Klimastreik: Mehr als 1.000 Menschen demonstrieren in Luxemburg|trans-title=Climate strike: More than 1,000 people demonstrate in Luxembourg|author-first=Frank|author-last=Goebel|language=Luxembourgish|publisher=Tageblatt|date=20 September 2019|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref>

===Malaysia===
Protest are jointly held with an event on awareness on the rapid climate change that included dialogue sessions, speeches and mini workshops in Malaysia's capital city of [[Place:Kuala Lumpur|Kuala Lumpur]] as part of the global climate strike.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/09/20/malaysia-kicks-off-global-climate-strike-in-kl |title=Malaysia kicks off Global Climate Strike in KL |author-first=Mei Mei |author-last=Chu |work=The Star |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=21 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/09/21/schoolkids-call-for-change-to-tackle-climate-crisis |title=Schoolkids call for change to tackle climate crisis |work=The Star |date=21 September 2019 |access-date=21 September 2019}}</ref> More than 500 people took part in a march through a hazy days which jointly organised by [https://www.klimaactionmalaysia.org/ Klima Action Malaysia (KAMY)], Amnesty International (AI) and Greenpeace from Sogo shopping mall to Sultan Abdul Samad Building in Merdeka Square to calling for action against climate change and to hold the responsible people in the highest authority accountable for the destruction of the Earth's environment.<ref name="climate strikes across Southeast Asia"/><ref name="hundreds climate change march">{{cite web |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2019/09/21/in-malaysia-hundreds-march-for-climate-change-as-part-of-global-strike/1792969 |title=In Malaysia, hundreds march for climate change as part of global strike |author-first=Kenneth |author-last=Tee |publisher=The Malay Mail |date=21 September 2019 |access-date=22 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://thediplomat.com/2019/09/climate-strike-in-hazy-kuala-lumpur/ |title=Climate Strike in Hazy Kuala Lumpur  |author-first=Alexandra |author-last=Radu |publisher=The Diplomat |date=23 September 2019 |access-date=26 September 2019 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> One protester openly stated that "It does not matter whether it is the old or new government, you have the right to overthrow whichever government who isn't concerned about the climate" while other protesters expressed through their placards with statement such as "Clean air for all", "We can't breathe money", "No other system except [[Earth:Ecosystem|ecosystem]]" and "Worst housewarming party ever!!!".<ref name="hundreds climate change march"/> In Sabah, nearly 100 people comprising organisations and individuals representing various civil society organisations in the state attended the climate strike held at the Pillars of Sabah in Kota Kinabalu with participants clad in green and black clothing with many wore face masks through the hazy situation. An open letter are also being delivered to the Chief Minister's office, urging the government to address issues within the palm oil industry; reassess the controversial multi-billion Tanjung Aru Eco Development (TAED) project and the Papar mega dam project; to reinforce carrying capacity on tourist arrivals to Sabah Parks islands, amongst others.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theborneopost.com/2019/09/28/nearly-100-turn-up-for-sabah-climate-strike/|title=Nearly 100 turn up for Sabah Climate Strike|publisher=The Borneo Post|date=28 September 2019|accessdate=29 September 2019}}</ref>

===Malta===
A protest of 300 people took place in [[Place:Valletta|Valletta]], organised by members of [[Organization:Extinction Rebellion|Extinction Rebellion]] Malta. Protesters staged a die-in and asked the Maltese Parliament to declare climate emergency.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/malta-joins-rest-of-world-in-climate-strike-action.736634/ |title=Malta joins rest of the world in climate strike action |work=Times of Malta |access-date=20 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2019-09-20/local-news/Climate-strike-in-Valletta-6736213749 |title=Climate strike in Valletta |work=The Malta Independent |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019}}</ref> The protest was endorsed by several NGOs and follows a series of others demanding climate justice.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2019-09-01/blogs-opinions/Climate-politics-6736212921 |title=Green movements in Malta - Extinction Rebellion and the climate emergency |work=Malta Independent |access-date=1 September 2019}}</ref>

===Mexico===
Across Mexico, 65 strikes were planned.<ref name="climate strikes in Latin America"/> Hundreds of young people in [[Place:Mexico City|Mexico City]] joined their counterparts across the world in demonstrations against climate change.<ref name="climate strikes in Latin America"/><ref>{{cite web |website=Milenio |title=Jóvenes de CdMx se suman a protesta mundial contra el cambio climático |url=https://www.milenio.com/politica/comunidad/cdmx-se-suma-a-protesta-contra-el-cambio-climatico |author1=Jorge Becerril |author2=Axel Martinez |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019 |language=es |trans-title=Young people from CDMX join worldwide protest against climate change}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |website=Televisa News |title=Marcharán en CDMX contra cambio climático, durante 'Fridays for future'
|url=https://noticieros.televisa.com/ultimas-noticias/cambio-climatico-fridays-for-future-marcha-ciudad-mexico-clima-medio-ambiente/ |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019 |language=es |trans-title=Marches in CDMX against climate change, during 'Fridays for future'}}</ref> There were also demonstrations in the states of Guerrero, State of Mexico, Chiapas, and Quintana Roo.<ref>{{cite web |website=La Jornanda |title=Jóvenes en cuatro estados demandan proteger a la Madre Tierra |url=https://www.jornada.com.mx/ultimas/politica/2019/09/21/jovenes-en-cuatro-estados-demandan-proteger-a-la-madre-tierra-9429.html |date=21 September 2019 |language=es |trans-title=Young people in four states demand protection of Mother Earth}}</ref> The Environmental Secretary (SEMARNAT) issued a statement that read, ''"En la #SEMARNAT reconocemos y respaldamos el llamado que el día de hoy las juventudes de todo el mundo lanzan a favor de la vida y para detener con urgencia los desequilibrios climáticos del planeta."'' ("In the #SEMARNAT we recognise and support the call that today young people from all over the world launch in favour of life and to urgently stop the climatic imbalances of the planet.")<ref>{{cite web |website=Arestegui Noticias |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019 |title=Saluda Semarnat "la insurgencia de niños y jóvenes" que exigen actuar contra el cambio climático: Toledo; Video |url=https://aristeguinoticias.com/2009/mexico/saluda-semarnat-la-insurgencia-de-ninos-y-jovenes-que-exigen-actuar-contra-el-cambio-climatico-toledo-video/ |language=es |trans-title=Semarnat salutes "the insurgency of children and young people" who demand action against climate change: Toledo; Video}}</ref> The young people who belong to Fridays For Future have also been critical to the environmental policy of the Mexican government under Andrés Manuel López Obrador, which has opted for mega projects on development and momentum of fossil energies through the country state-owned oil company of Pemex despite the questions from activists, native peoples and academics.<ref name="climate strikes in Latin America"/>

=== Montenegro ===
Dozens of people marched through the city of [[Place:Podgorica|Podgorica]], Montenegro's capital, on 20 September. The protesters specifically demanded more action to protect the environment and address pollution.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida/2019/09/20/florida-students-join-climate-strike-express-sea-rise-fears/|title=Florida students join climate strike, express sea-rise fears|last=|first=|date=20 September 2019|work=Tampa Bay Times|access-date=30 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nena-news.it/il-ponte-balcanico-global-climate-strike-nei-balcani/|title=IL PONTE BALCANICO. Global Climate Strike nei Balcani|last=|first=|date=28 September 2019|work=Nena News|access-date=30 September 2019|language=it}}</ref>

===Morocco===
A youth march took place in [[Place:Marrakesh|Marrakesh]] with further youth rallies of the World Climate Week held on 27 September in several locations across Morocco's including in [[Place:Casablanca|Casablanca]], Demnate, [[Place:Fez, Morocco|Fez]] and in Morocco's capital of [[Place:Rabat|Rabat]], organised jointly by the Association of Teachers of Life Sciences and Earth (ATLSE) in Morocco with Greenpeace.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://2m.ma/ar/news/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%B4%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%B4-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%AF%D9%89-%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B7%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D8%BA%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AE-20190920/ |title=مسيرة شبابية بمراكش للتصدى لمخاطر تغير المناخ |trans-title=Youth march in Marrakesh to address the risks of climate change |language=ar |publisher=2M |date=21 September 2019 |access-date=23 September 2019}}</ref>

===Myanmar===
Environmental activists from Myanmar have joined the movement since the global climate strike movement began on 24 May as Myanmar is particularly prone to the negative consequences of climate change and natural disasters, from the extremes of flooding to drought, which further exacerbated by human's activities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bnionline.net/en/news/climate-strike-protesters-take-streets-myanmar|title=Climate Strike protesters take to the streets of Myanmar|publisher=Burma News International|date=23 September 2019|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref> In line with the global climate strike, more than 200 protestors gathered in front of Bogyoke Market and marched to Sule Pagoda and Maha Bandula Park in downtown [[Place:Yangon|Yangon]] while carrying placards to calling for a concerted effort by government and business to deal with the global crisis, urging the government to put a definite end to big infrastructure projects, such as the Myitsone Dam in Kachin State which could damage the environment.<ref name="climate strikes across Southeast Asia"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mmtimes.com/news/hundreds-yangon-activists-join-global-climate-strike.html|title=Hundreds of Yangon activists join Global Climate Strike|author=Myat Moe Aung|publisher=Myanmar Times|date=23 September 2019|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mizzima.com/article/climate-strike-protesters-take-streets-myanmar|title=Climate Strike protesters take to the streets of Myanmar|author=Aye Chan Kaing|publisher=Mizzima|date=23 September 2019|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref>

===Nepal===
Nepal hosts 118 ecosystems, 75 categories of vegetation, and 35 types of forests.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.usaid.gov/nepal/environment-and-global-climate-change |title=Environment and Global Climate Change {{!}} Nepal {{!}} U.S. Agency for International Development |date=14 November 2017 |website=usaid.gov |language=en |access-date=21 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830001704/https://www.usaid.gov/nepal/environment-and-global-climate-change |archive-date=30 August 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Recent disasters including a storm that killed over 25 people in April, flash floods that killed hundreds, and unusual weather patterns, have reportedly alarmed the Nepalese.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/youths-to-march-for-climate-justice/ |title=Youths to march for climate justice |author-last=Adhikari |author-first=Priyanka |work=My Republica |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019}}</ref> Different national and international organisations support Nepal to initiate program for global climate change. Some people marched with placards about the care of the environment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zahrahirji/climate-strike-greta-thunberg-fridays-for-future|title=Millions Of Young People Around The World Are Leading Strikes To Call Attention To The Climate Crisis|website=BuzzFeed News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2019/sep/20/global-climate-strike-millions-protest-worldwide-in-pictures|title=Global climate strike: millions protest worldwide – in pictures|first=Compiled by Eric|last=Hilaire|date=20 September 2019|via=theguardian.com}}</ref>

===Netherlands===
[[File:Maastricht Global Climate Strike 01.jpg|thumb|Protesters in Maastricht on 20 September]]
On 20 September, climate strikes took place in multiple locations in the Netherlands, including [[Place:Amsterdam|Amsterdam]] and Maastricht. At the march starting in Amsterdam's Dam Square, it was reported by police that about 6,000 individuals were present, with many having either received permission from the schools to attend, write a motivational/argumentative letter for why they were attending, or show photographic proof they were there.<ref name=":1"/> At the march starting in Maastricht's Vrijthof square, it was reported in the press that about 2,000 or 2,500 individuals were present.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.limburger.nl/cnt/dmf20190920_00123805/klimaatmars-in-maastricht-brengt-meer-dan-2000-mensen-op-de-been|title=Klimaatmars in Maastricht brengt meer dan 2000 mensen op de been|website=De Limburger}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.1limburg.nl/grote-opkomst-bij-mondiale-klimaatstaking-maastricht|title=Grote opkomst bij mondiale klimaatstaking Maastricht|date=20 September 2019|website=1Limburg &#124; Nieuws en sport uit Limburg}}</ref>

On 27 September, a national climate strike was organised in [[Place:The Hague|The Hague]]. Attendance estimates range from 15,000 to over 30,000.<ref>{{cite news |title=Drukte bij klimaatstaking in Den Haag, eindpunt mars verplaatst |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2303527-drukte-bij-klimaatstaking-in-den-haag-eindpunt-mars-verplaatst.html |accessdate=27 September 2019 |agency=NOS}}</ref>

===New Zealand===
[[File:20190927-48801635111 b797993b86 o (48801347143).jpg|thumb|Protesters in Wellington on 27 September]]
In New Zealand, the strikes have occurred for multiple weeks prior to the nationwide school and intergenerational strikes on 27 September.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.schoolstrike4climatenz.com/ |title=Join us on September 27th. Strike 4 Climate |publisher=School Strike 4 Climate Action NZ |access-date=21 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904195708/http://www.schoolstrike4climatenz.com/ |archive-date=4 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite news |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/climate-news/115951535/climate-strike-students-shave-heads-in-aucklands-aotea-square |title=Climate strike: Students shave heads in Auckland's Aotea Square |author-first=Mandy |author-last=Te |work=Stuff.co.nz |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=21 September 2019}}</ref> The New Zealand protests were delayed by a week to allow students to sit exams the previous Friday.<ref name="Guardian 27 Sep 2019">{{cite news |last1=Roy |first1=Eleanor Ainge |title='Nothing else matters': school climate strikes sweep New Zealand |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/27/nothing-else-matters-school-climate-strikes-sweep-new-zealand |accessdate=27 September 2019 |work={{wipe|The Guardian}} |date=27 September 2019}}</ref> At least three female students shaved their heads to raise money for the Amazon, alongside the 20 September strike, which was organised as Marist College had exams planned on 27 September.<ref name=":2"/> On 27 September, an estimated 170,000 people including school students participated in 40 events in urban centres across New Zealand—roughly 3.5% of the country's population; turnout figures exceeded 80,000 in [[Place:Auckland|Auckland]] and about 40,000 attended the demonstration in [[Place:Wellington|Wellington]] (almost 20% of the city's population).<ref name="NZ Herald">{{cite news |last1=Walls |first1=Jason |title=Climate change march: Thousands of schoolkids' action inspired by Greta Thunberg |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12271480 |accessdate=27 September 2019 |work=New Zealand Herald |date=27 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Morton |first1=Jamie |title=Climate striking kids' plea to adults: march with us |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/environment/news/article.cfm?c_id=39&objectid=12271331 |accessdate=27 September 2019 |work=New Zealand Herald |date=27 September 2019}}</ref> In addition, New Zealand's universities and 260 local businesses participated in the climate strike.<ref name="Guardian 27 Sep 2019" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Foxcroft |first1=Debrin |title=New Zealand companies join students in support for the global climate strike|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/116139687/new-zealand-companies-join-students-in-support-for-the-global-climate-strike |accessdate=27 September 2019 |work=Stuff.co.nz |date=27 September 2019}}</ref> An open letter signed by 11,000 New Zealanders was delivered to Parliament on 27 September, urging the government to declare a national climate emergency.<ref name="Guardian fresh wave"/>

===Nigeria===
Multiple strikes took place in Nigeria.<ref name="Guardian globe"/> Turnout of the protests were reportedly low in [[Place:Lagos|Lagos]], Nigeria's largest city. However more people were protesting in [[Place:Abuja|Abuja]], numbering over a hundred.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.aitpost.com/global-climate-change-strike-today-2/ |title=Global climate change strike today |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920142648/https://www.aitpost.com/global-climate-change-strike-today-2/ |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===North Macedonia===
Citizens of the North Macedonia held a climate protest in the capital city of [[Place:Skopje|Skopje]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nezavisen.mk/skopje-joins-the-youth-climate-strikes-across-the-world/?lang=en|title=Skopje joins youth climate strikes across the world|publisher=Nezavisen Vesnik|date=20 September 2019|accessdate=27 September 2019}}</ref>

===Pakistan===
Thousands of Pakistanis including students, environmentalists, celebrities and politicians joined the protests which took place across 32 towns and cities in Pakistan. Major rallies were held in [[Place:Karachi|Karachi]], Lahore, [[Place:Islamabad|Islamabad]], Peshawar, Quetta and Gilgit.<ref name="Dawn">{{cite web |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1506308/tens-of-thousands-to-take-part-in-global-climate-protests-today |title=Pakistanis answer call to march against climate change in vast global protest |author-last=Ali |author-first=Sana |work=Dawn |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/pakistan/pakistani-students-youth-join-global-climate-change-campaign-1.66554299 |title=Pakistani students, youth join global climate change campaign |author-last=Jamal |author-first=Sana |work=Gulf News |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920155615/https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/pakistan/pakistani-students-youth-join-global-climate-change-campaign-1.66554299 |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In [[Place:Karachi|Karachi]], protesters gathered in front of the Frere Hall and addressed by activists including Sheema Kermani.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1506322 |title=Fearing for their future, Karachi's youth march against climate change |author-last=Ali |author-first=Sana |work=Dawn |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=23 September 2019}}</ref>

In Lahore, a protest was held in front of Lahore Press Club, led by climate activist Meherbano Raja. "It will be youth led because they are the most affected generation and so they will be leading from the front", said Ms. Raja.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1506232 |title=Climate march today in Lahore |date=20 September 2019 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en |access-date=21 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920163528/https://www.dawn.com/news/1506232 |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
=== Panama ===
A demonstration was held on the grounds of the Legislative Park on 5 May, starring young people and representatives of various Panamanian environmental groups, who gathered this global call to raise their voice and raise awareness in the authorities and in the population on the damages caused to the environment. Grecia Medina, director of development of the National Association for the Conservation of Nature (ANCON), said that it seeks to take actions for the climate through this concentration.<ref>http://www.radiopanama.com.pa/noticias/actualidad/panamenos-se-suman-a-la-manifestacion-mundial-por-el-clima/20190921/nota/3956256.aspx</ref>

===Papua New Guinea===
The students of Lae Christian Academy secondary schools held a strike and participate in an event held by a non-profit organisation, Pacific Rawa at their school with one of the students calling the central government as well the authorities of Morobe Province and the city of [[Place:Lae|Lae]] to stop a coal-fire power project that will be built in the area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://emtv.com.pg/lae-christian-academy-participates-in-2019-global-climate-strike/|title=Lae Christian Academy Participates in 2019 Global Climate Strike|author-first=Julie Badui|author-last=Owa|publisher=EMTV News|date=29 September 2019|accessdate=30 September 2019}}</ref>

===Peru===
Thousands of students, schoolchildren and young people march in the country, with the majority in Peru's capital city of [[Place:Lima|Lima]] and Madre de Dios through the Interfaith Rainforest Initiative (IRI) movement as part of the global strike with the aim of demanding public policies against climate change and raising public awareness on the global problem. One of the youngster said "We want life and a world where our young people can live in harmony with each other and with the planet" with other messages such as "Be part of the solution", "We are nature defending itself" and "Time is running out".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://exitosanoticias.pe/v1/peru-se-unio-a-huelga-global-para-crear-conciencia-sobre-cambio-climatico/ |title=Perú se unió a huelga global para crear conciencia sobre cambio climático |trans-title=Peru joined a global strike to raise awareness about climate change |language=es |publisher=Exitosa |date=21 September 2019 |access-date=23 September 2019}}</ref>

===Philippines===
More than 600 young environmentalists took part in a rally in the capital city of [[Place:Manila|Manila]], forming a human-Earth formation while carrying placards for climate justice where they denounced the rising number of extrajudicial killings of environmental and land rights activists under the government of President Rodrigo Duterte who came to power in 2016.<ref name="climate strikes across Southeast Asia"/> A total of 17 strikes were registered in the country.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.interaksyon.com/trends-spotlights/2019/09/20/155115/greta-thurnberg-philippines-climate-strike/ |title=Teen advocate Greta Thunberg wishes Philippines luck on first day of #ClimateStrike |author-first=Catalina Ricci S. |author-last=Madarang |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920142648/http://www.interaksyon.com/trends-spotlights/2019/09/20/155115/greta-thurnberg-philippines-climate-strike/ |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Filipino activists also marched in honor of those who were killed for defending the environment.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/global-climate-strike-live-protests-greta-thunberg-speech-demonstrations-a9112986.html |title=Global strikes begin in what could be largest climate protest in history - follow live |date=20 September 2019 |website=The Independent |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920144716/https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/global-climate-strike-live-protests-greta-thunberg-speech-demonstrations-a9112986.html |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Guardian'' reported in 2018 that the Philippines is the deadliest country for those defending the environment and land.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/30/philippines-deadliest-country-defenders-environment-global-witness |title=Philippines is deadliest country for defenders of environment |author-first=Jonathan |author-last=Watts |date=30 July 2019 |via=theguardian.com |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904202334/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/30/philippines-deadliest-country-defenders-environment-global-witness |archive-date=4 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Some 10,000 people also swept across a long stretch of beach on heavily polluted Manila Bay, clutching sacks they filled with rubbish as part of the global strike.<ref name="Asia-Pacific thousands mass clean-up"/><ref name="environmental activists mass clean-up"/>

===Poland===
Thousands of school children joined adults in protests in [[Place:Warsaw|Warsaw]], while protests also took place in other cities. Poland produces 80 percent of its electricity from coal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-09/20/c_138408508.htm|title=Young Poles rally against climate change - Xinhua &#124; English.news.cn|website=Xinhua|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920155614/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-09/20/c_138408508.htm|archive-date=20 September 2019|access-date=20 September 2019}}</ref> For years the country has been careful about climate targets. Coal mining is responsible for tens of thousands of jobs in the south of the country. Poland presently plans to phase out coal power plants by 2050.<ref name=":6">{{Cite news|url=https://www.apnews.com/851a13bb93694c44aca3b59797de3a0a|title=Macron urges French climate protesters to target Poland|last=Corbet|first=Sylvie|date=23 September 2019|work=Associated Press|access-date=28 September 2019|last2=Scislowska|first2=Monika}}</ref> Many middle schools gave students the day off to participate.<ref name=":4">{{cite web |url=https://www.france24.com/en/20190920-australia-global-climate-strike-greta-thunberg-united-nations-youth-summit |title='The earth is on fire': Young people lead global climate change protests |publisher=France 24 |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920100905/https://www.france24.com/en/20190920-australia-global-climate-strike-greta-thunberg-united-nations-youth-summit |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.apnews.com/3189749c081d453fb4b4ed527c9495bf|title='I want a future': Global youth protests urge climate action|last=Peltz|first=Jennifer|date=20 September 2019|work=Associated Press|access-date=28 September 2019|last2=Jordans|first2=Frank}}</ref>

Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Estonia blocked an attempt by French President Emmanuel Macron to commit the European Union to carbon neutrality by 2050.<ref name=":6" />

===Portugal===
Hundreds of students in Portugal's capital city of [[Place:Lisbon|Lisbon]] to a demand for environmental measures from the government including for the closure of coal and gas power stations in the country as well several other issues on Portugal environment.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jn.pt/local/noticias/lisboa/lisboa/interior/vigilia-em-lisboa-marcou-inicio-de-semana-em-defesa-do-clima-11325883.html |title=Vigília em Lisboa marcou início de semana em defesa do clima |trans-title=Vigil in Lisbon marks climate protection weekend |language=pt |publisher=JN |date=21 September 2019 |access-date=23 September 2019}}</ref>

===Romania===
Protests on the climate awareness took place in [[Place:Bucharest|Bucharest]], [[Place:Timișoara|Timișoara]], [[Place:Iași|Iași]], Cluj-Napoca, Târgu Jiu and Craiova.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://stirileprotv.ro/stiri/actualitate/romanii-se-alatura-grevei-globale-impotriva-schimbarilor-climatice-zcasa-noastra-arde.html |title=Românii au ieşit în stradă pentru greva globală împotriva schimbărilor climatice |trans-title=Romanians went out for a global strike against climate change |language=ro |publisher=Știrile Pro•TV |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=22 September 2019}}</ref>

===Russia===
Despite the independent nature and disconnect to the climate strike movement, protests on the similar topics took place in more than 30 cities across the country, beginning with a small scale rally in Russia's capital city of [[Place:Moscow|Moscow]], continuing with Saint Petersburg and other cities and towns, most notably in the north-west. 13 protests took place in Arkhangelsk Oblast where local residents have been protesting for more than a year against the construction of a large landfill in the vicinity of the Shies railway station.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.svoboda.org/a/30177442.html |title=День экопротеста: в Северодвинске хотят трибунала для руководства России |trans-title=Eco-Protest Day: Severodvinsk wants a tribunal for Russian leadership |language=ru |publisher=Радио Свобода |date=22 September 2019 |access-date=22 September 2019}}</ref>

=== San Marino ===
Students and young people took to the streets in the San Marino on 27 September. The march started in Piazza Grande in Borgo Maggiore and ended in Piazza della Libertà. A delegation of Fridays for Future San Marino met with the Captains Regent.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/news/attualita-c4/clima-studenti-in-piazza-per-il-terzo-sciopero-globale-alta-partecipazione-a-san-marino-a177531|title=Clima: studenti in piazza per il terzo sciopero globale. Alta partecipazione a San Marino|last=|first=|date=27 September 2019|access-date=30 September 2019|publisher=San Marino RTV|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/news/comunicati-c9/il-bilancio-del-fridays-for-future-san-marino-dopo-il-terzo-sciopero-globale-a177630|title=Il bilancio del Fridays for Future San Marino dopo il Terzo Sciopero Globale|last=|first=|date=29 September 2019|access-date=30 September 2019|publisher=San Marino RTV|language=it}}</ref>

===Senegal===
An estimated 200 students protested in [[Place:Dakar|Dakar]].<ref name="BBC live"/>

===Serbia===
A group of activists from the Serb branch of Fridays for Future co-operated with the Green Youth of Serbia to organised a walk from Terazije to Student Square and Republic Square in the Serbia's capital city of [[Place:Belgrade|Belgrade]], with lectures on climate change and sustainable cities.<ref name="Balkan countries climate strike"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/serbian/cyr/srbija-49773929 |title="Време нам истиче" - млади у Србији и свету у борби против климатских промена |trans-title="Time is running out for us" - young people in Serbia and the world in the fight against climate change |author-first=Uros |author-last=Dimitrijevic |language=sr |publisher=BBC News |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=23 September 2019}}</ref>

===Singapore===
A total of more than 1,700 participants decked in red colour who mostly youth gathered at Hong Lim Park through the hazy season with placards such as "Don't burn my future" and "O-Levels are soon, so is this irreversible climate crisis" to expressed their concerns and raise more awareness on the rapid climate change to urge for a systematic change from the government as well as corporations on the basis that individual efforts were not sufficient as part of the global climate strike. It is known as the first climate protest held in Singapore.<ref name="climate strikes across Southeast Asia"/><ref name=":3">{{cite web |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/1700-participants-sg-climate-rally-die-in-11930486 |title=More than 1,700 turn up at first Singapore Climate Rally |author-first=Kelly |author-last=Wong |publisher=Channel NewsAsia |date=21 September 2019 |access-date=22 September 2019}}</ref><ref name="ST">{{cite web |last1=Tan |first1=Audrey |last2=Fogarty |first2=David |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/hundreds-turn-up-in-red-at-hong-lim-park-for-first-singapore-climate-rally |title=Big turnout at Hong Lim Park for first Singapore Climate Rally |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=29 October 2019 |date=21 September 2019}}</ref> Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong previously stated that the government would commit $100 billion in long-term investments to tackle climate change in general and rising sea levels in particular.<ref name=":3" /><ref name="ST" />

===Slovakia===
Climate strikes took place in Žilina, Banská Bystrica, Nitra and Košice. Before the main gathering in Slovakia's capital city of [[Place:Bratislava|Bratislava]], [[Organization:Comenius University|Comenius University]] organised its own march from Šafárikovo Square to Námestie Slobody (Freedom Square) with about 5,000 people came to the Freedom Square and then moved through the Palisády Street in front of Parliament building. Along the way, they said "Let's change the system, not the climate".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://spravy.pravda.sk/domace/clanok/526476-na-slovensku-zacinaju-klimaticke-strajky-za-buducnost-vsetkych/ |title=Viac ako päťtisíc ľudí sa postavilo za lepšiu ochranu klímy |trans-title=More than five thousand people were in favour of better climate protection |language=sk |publisher=Správy•Pravda |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=23 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920201618/https://spravy.pravda.sk/domace/clanok/526476-na-slovensku-zacinaju-klimaticke-strajky-za-buducnost-vsetkych/ |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://domov.sme.sk/g/139013/protest-v-bratislave-20-9-2019?gref=strm_art-22216891 |title=Protest v Bratislave, 20. 9. 2019 |trans-title=Protest in Bratislava, 20. 9. 2019 |language=sk |publisher=SME |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=23 September 2019}}</ref>

===Slovenia===
Climate strikes were held across the country from Maribor, to the coastal cities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rtvslo.si/okolje/novice/zahtevamo-pravico-do-dihanja/500056|title=Zahtevamo pravico do dihanja|trans-title=We demand the right to breathe|author=A. P. J., K. Št.|language=Slovenian|publisher=Radio-Television Slovenia|date=20 September 2019|accessdate=27 September 2019}}</ref>

===Solomon Islands===
In the Solomon Islands, protesters symbolically took to the seas rather than the streets, as the low-lying nation is at great risk from rising sea levels.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/climate-strike-change-protests-solomon-islands-global-warming-demonstrations-south-pacific-kiribati-a9113386.html |title='Our existence is at stake': Students on islands being swallowed by rising seas join global climate strike |work=The Independent |author-last=Drury |author-first=Colin |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920210331/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/climate-strike-change-protests-solomon-islands-global-warming-demonstrations-south-pacific-kiribati-a9113386.html |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===South Africa===
Across South Africa, 18 protests took place, including protests organised by the African Climate Alliance.<ref name="Maverick 20">{{cite web |url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-09-20-pick-your-protest-sa-climate-action-kicks-into-global-gear/ |title=Pick your protest: SA climate action gets personal |author-last=Bloom |author-first=Kevin |work=Daily Maverick |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019}}</ref> A total of 5,000 people were estimated to have taken part, according to organisers.<ref name="Vox 350"/> The strikes were supported by the South African Food Sovereignty Campaign, the Co-operative and Policy Alternative Center, [[Organization:Earthlife Africa|Earthlife Africa]], and Greenpeace.<ref name="Maverick 20"/> They were also endorsed by the South African Federation of Trade Unions.<ref name="Reuters SA">{{cite web |url=http://news.trust.org//item/20190913130314-av8ob/ |title=OPINOIN: South African unions and activists call on workers to join climate strikes |author-last1=Vavi |author-first1=Zwelinzima |author-last2=Lenferna |author-first2=Alex |publisher=Thomas Reuters Foundation |date=13 September 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920114535/http://news.trust.org//item/20190913130314-av8ob/ |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Protests took place at the headquarters of energy company [[Company:Sasol|Sasol]], with protesters calling on Sasol to provide "a just transition plan that meets the needs of workers, affected communities, the country, the continent and the world".<ref name="Maverick 15">{{cite web |url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-09-15-the-climate-emergency-disruption-and-rebellion-are-now-a-matter-of-life-and-death/ |title=The climate emergency: Disruption and rebellion are now a matter of life and death |author-last=Satgar |author-first=Vishwas |work=Daily Maverick |date=15 September 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920114537/https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-09-15-the-climate-emergency-disruption-and-rebellion-are-now-a-matter-of-life-and-death/ |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===South Korea===
Protest are being held in South Korea's capital city of [[Place:Seoul|Seoul]] with people consisting of 330 groups from all walks of life held a "9•21 Climate Crisis Emergency Action" rally in Seoul National University Road, criticising the government that is silent on the climate crisis, and companies that emit multiple greenhouse gases.<ref name="South Korea climate awareness">{{cite web |url=http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/society/society_general/910391.html |title="기후변화 비상상황 선포하라" 시민 5천명 기후위기 선언 |trans-title="Declaration of climate change emergencies" 5,000 citizens declared climate crisis |author-first=Kim |author-last=Hye-yoon |language=ko |publisher=Hani |date=21 September 2019 |access-date=22 September 2019}}</ref> In a quiet protest at the capital, activists flashed environmentalist messages in Morse code using LED.<ref name=":4" /> The protester demanded the government to recognise the truth and declare an emergency with an estimated 5,000 people gathered at the meeting. Participants attended the meeting with placards such as "Tomorrow's hope begins today" and "If you don't act now, there is no future". Similar protests also being held in 10 regions across the country, including Busan, Daegu and Changwon.<ref name="South Korea climate awareness"/>

===Spain===
[[File:Manifestación huelga mundial por el clima, Madrid, 2019-09-27 (48813215716).jpg|thumb|right|Protesters in Madrid]][[File:Protesters in Vigo.jpg|thumb|Protesters in Vigo]]
On 20 September protesters in [[Place:Madrid|Madrid]], [[Place:Barcelona|Barcelona]], Málaga, Granada and other Spanish cities and towns joined the strike.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.diariosur.es/malaga/malaga-suma-week-20190920133035-nt.html |title=Málaga se suma a la 'Week for future' para concienciar sobre la emergencia climática |author-first=Sandra |author-last=Miras |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=22 September 2019 |newspaper=Diario Sur |language=es |publisher=Vocento}}</ref> Numerous strikes took place on 27 September, with protests in cities like Madrid, Barcelona, Vigo, Zaragoza, Valladolid, Santander, [[Place:Toledo, Spain|Toledo]], Salamanca or Ávila.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.farodevigo.es/sociedad/2019/09/28/miles-jovenes-claman-planeta/2177540.html |title=Miles de jóvenes gallegos claman por el planeta |work=Progressive Spain |date=28 September 2019 |access-date=28 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://progressivespain.com/2019/09/16/hundreds-of-groups-back-27th-september-climate-strike/ |title=Hundreds of groups back 27th September climate strike |work=Progressive Spain |date=16 September 2019 |access-date=23 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/3779805/0/huelga-clima-2019-directo/|title=Cientos de miles de jóvenes lideran una protesta histórica por el clima en España|date=27 September 2019|website=20minutos.es - Últimas Noticias}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eldiario.es/sociedad/Fridays-for-future_0_946655946.html|title=El movimiento de jóvenes por el clima estalla en España con manifestaciones masivas para exigir medidas urgentes|first=Medio|last=ambiente|website=eldiario.es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://avilared.com//art/41964/tambien-en-avila-se-clama-por-el-clima|title=También en Ávila se clama por el clima|first=Avilared com|last=Ávilared|website=El diario digital de Ávila}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lacronicadesalamanca.com/250709-salamanca-se-suma-a-la-jornada-de-emergencia-por-el-clima/|title=Salamanca se suma a la jornada de emergencia por el clima|date=27 September 2019}}</ref>

===Sweden===
[[File:Fridays for Future in Stockholm 2019.jpg|thumb|Protestors in Stockholm|alt=]]
On 20 September, a climate march from Mynttorget to Kungsträdgården occurred in [[Place:Stockholm|Stockholm]], Sweden. Greta Thunberg's speech in New York City was broadcast to Sweden over a widescreen.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/stockholm/global-klimatstrejk-tog-ater-plats-pa-stockholms-gator |title=Global klimatstrejk tog åter plats på Stockholms gator |newspaper=Sveriges Television |language=sv |author-first=Tove Tikkanen |author-last=Jönn |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=21 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920190413/https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/stockholm/global-klimatstrejk-tog-ater-plats-pa-stockholms-gator |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/klimat/greta-thunberg-demonstrerar-i-new-york-/ |title=Hyllningarna till Greta|newspaper=Expressen |language=sv |author-first1=Filippa |author-last1=Rogvall |author-first2=Tomas |author-last2=Kvarnkullen |author-first3=Linnea |author-last3=Lundgren |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=21 September 2019}}</ref> On 27 September the climate strike week was completed with tens of thousands of people<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thelocal.se/20190927/in-pictures-thousands-strike-for-climate-in-sweden|title=In Pictures: Tens of thousands strike for the climate in Sweden|newspaper=thelocal.se|language=en|author=|date=27 September 2019|accessdate=28 September 2019}}</ref>, including performances in Kungsträdgården by Hoffmaestro & Chraa and Robyn.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/klimat/robyns-klimatbudskap-det-ar-inte-kort/|title=Robyns klimatbudskap|newspaper=Expressen|language=Swedish|author=Sara Malm|date=27 September 2019|accessdate=27 September 2019}}</ref>

===Switzerland===
[[File:GrèveClimatGenève-27sept2019-011a-PtMont-Blanc.jpg|thumb|Protesters in Genève]]
Around 2,000 people took part in climate demonstrations in the cities of [[Place:Basel|Basel]], [[Place:St. Gallen|St. Gallen]] and [[Place:Lausanne|Lausanne]] on 20 September. One speaker told the crowd during the rally that "We must convince everyone now that we have to act in favour of the climate. The crisis concerns us all, whether we are from the right or the left". The crowds also criticised the lack of action by Swiss politicians, banks and big business on the rapid climate change.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/climate-strike_protestors-in-switzerland-demand-climate-change-action/45244788|title=Protestors in Switzerland demand climate change action|publisher=Swissinfo|date=20 September 2019|accessdate=24 September 2019}}</ref> In Zurich, an estimated 5,000 people went on strike. In [[Place:Lausanne|Lausanne]], roughly 3,500 people took part in demonstrations, including the winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, [[Biography:Jacques Dubochet|Jacques Dubochet]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/environment_climate-protestors-take-to-the-streets-of-lausanne-again/45260908|title=Climate protestors take to the streets of Lausanne again|work=Swissinfo|date=27 September 2019|accessdate=28 September 2019}}</ref> Activists claimed over 100,000 attended the national protest held in Bern in the afternoon of 28 September, while local police did not provide an estimate of attendees. Thousands arrived by train or bicycles.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/political-activism_100-000-gather-in-bern-for-climate-demo/45262842|title=100,000 gather in Bern for climate demo|last=Misicka|first=Susan|date=28 September 2019|work=Swiss Info|access-date=1 October 2019}}</ref>

Ahead of the U.N. 2019 climate conference, Swiss food company Nestle said it wanted to become carbon neutral by 2050.<ref name=":9" />

===Taiwan===
A protest was held by students in Taiwan's capital city of [[Place:Taipei|Taipei]] which is jointly organised with other activities, calling on the 2020 presidential candidates to take more specific measures for climate change.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thenewslens.com/article/125043 |title=【圖輯】超過163國、400萬人接力，史上最大「為氣候罷課」台北也不缺席 |trans-title=【Photos】More than 163 countries, 4 million relays, the biggest events for climate in history, Taipei is not absent |author-first=Abby |author-last=Huang |language=zh |publisher=The News Lens |date=21 September 2019 |access-date=22 September 2019}}</ref>

===Tanzania===
A march took place in [[Place:Dar es Salaam|Dar es Salaam]], headed by a marching band.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/global-climate-strike-2019/index.html |title=Live updates: Global climate strike |publisher=CNN |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920085743/https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/global-climate-strike-2019/index.html |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Thailand===
Students and environmentalists from Thailand have went on climate strike since March 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nationthailand.com/breakingnews/30365861|title=Bangkok students strike against climate change|publisher=The Nation|date=15 March 2019|accessdate=29 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nationthailand.com/national/30369970|title=Thai environmentalists join worldwide climate 'strike'|author-first=Pratch|author-last=Rujivanarom|publisher=The Nation|date=24 May 2019|accessdate=29 September 2019}}</ref> On 20 September, more than 200 people stormed Thailand's environment ministry building in the capital city of [[Place:Bangkok|Bangkok]] and played dead while chanting "save our Earth".<ref>{{cite news |author-last=Tanakasempipat |author-first=Patpicha |title=Young climate strikers 'drop dead' at Thai environment ministry |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-strike-thailand/young-climate-strikers-drop-dead-at-thai-environment-ministry-idUSKBN1W509Y |access-date=21 September 2019 |agency=Reuters |date=21 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920114539/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-strike-thailand/young-climate-strikers-drop-dead-at-thai-environment-ministry-idUSKBN1W509Y |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Students lead largest global climate strike |url=https://theaseanpost.com/article/students-lead-largest-global-climate-strike |access-date=21 September 2019 |work=The ASEAN Post |date=21 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author-last=Katanyu |author-first=Chanat |title=Climate Protests |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/photo/1754814/climate-protests |access-date=21 September 2019 |work=Bangkok Post |date=21 September 2019 |format=Photos}}</ref> The protestors submitted a petition asking the government to phase out coal and transition to renewable energy where it was received by a government official who subsequently lauded the concern of young people for the environment.<ref name="climate strikes across Southeast Asia"/> The Varee Chiangmai International School in Chiang Mai Province held a climate event from 20–27 September which began with a school clean up day as well as rubbish picking in the Nong Hoi community and Ping River as part of World Cleanup Day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chiangmaicitylife.com/citynews/general/global-climate-strike-week-at-varee-chiangmai-international-school/|title=Global Climate Strike Week at Varee Chiangmai International School|publisher=Chiang Mai City Life|date=28 September 2019|accessdate=29 September 2019}}</ref>

===Trinidad and Tobago===
A total of 30 coastal clean-ups was held in conjunction of the International Coastal Clean-up with a gathering in Queen's Park Savannah and subsequent rally being held in [[Place:Port of Spain|Port of Spain]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.looptt.com/content/watch-students-lead-way-local-climate-strike-march|title=Watch: Students lead the way in local climate strike march|author-first=Alina|author-last=Doodnath|publisher=Loop Trinidad and Tobago|date=25 September 2019|accessdate=26 September 2019}}</ref>

===Tunisia===
A number of school and university students demonstrated in Tunisia to demand the authorities to take action to combat climate change and avoid an "environmental disaster".<ref name="Lebanon and Tunisia climate strike"/>

===Turkey===
According to organisers, 10,000 protesters went on strike in Turkey.<ref name="Vox 350"/> The focal points of the protests in Turkey were in Istanbul's Kadıköy and Şişli districts. The teenage climate activists were led by 13-year-old Atlas Sarrafoğlu and 18-year-old Selin Gören.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/world-children-rise-against-climate-crisis-146739 |title=World children 'rise' against climate crisis - World News |website=Hürriyet Daily News |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920142648/http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/world-children-rise-against-climate-crisis-146739 |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Uganda===
In Uganda's capital [[Place:Kampala|Kampala]], protests against climate change were joined by hundreds of Ugandan children. It was also joined by the country's most high-profile youth activist, Leah Namurgewa, who is 15.<ref name="climate strike in Kenya and Uganda"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/hundreds-of-ugandan-children-hold-climate-strike-119092001002_1.html |title=Hundreds of Ugandan children hold climate strike |date=20 September 2019 |via=Business Standard |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920142644/https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/hundreds-of-ugandan-children-hold-climate-strike-119092001002_1.html |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Ukraine===
[[File:Кліматичний марш Київ 08.jpg|thumb|Protest in Kiev]]
A march took place in [[Place:Kiev|Kiev]] in which a thousand people participated, mostly youth.<ref>{{in lang|uk}} {{cite web |url=https://www.unian.ua/m/ecology/10692735-klimat-zminyuyetsya-a-vlada-rozvodit-rukami-v-centri-kiyeva-proyshov-marsh-na-zahist-klimatu-i-tvarin-foto.html |title="Climate is changing, power is shaking hands": march on climate and animal protection took place in the center of Kiev (photo) |publisher=UNIAN |access-date=20 September 2019}}</ref> An estimated 2,600 people protested across the country, according to organisers.<ref name="Vox 350"/>

===United Kingdom===
The UK Student Climate Network (UKSCN) planned over 200 events across the United Kingdom for 20 September. They support a "[[Earth:Green New Deal#In the UK|Green New Deal]]" and for a reduction of the voting age from 18 to 16.<ref name="mirror">{{cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/global-climate-strike-millions-set-20126465 |title=Global climate strike: Millions set to take part in 'largest climate protest in history' |work=Daily Mirror |author-last1=Farhoud |author-first1=Nada |author-last2=Bloom |author-first2=Dan |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920104248/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/global-climate-strike-millions-set-20126465 |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> The strikes are supported by trade unions, the University and College Union, Unite the Union, and the Trades Union Congress. [[Company:The Co-operative Bank|The Co-operative Bank]] collaborated with Unite to allow its workforce to strike. However, teachers were warned that encouraging students to strike or failing to record student absences could lead to legal or disciplinary action. Protestors who illegally blocked Lambeth Bridge were arrested by police.<ref name="tele"/>

In the lead up to the strike, Joshua Curiel, student and climate activist, wrote a piece in ''{{wipe|The Guardian}}'' calling for a public information campaign on how to halt the climate crisis - in a similar fashion to Make Do and Mend and Dig for Victory.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/sep/18/government-ad-campaign-climate-crisis-brexit-not-deal |title=We're crying out for a government ad campaign on how to halt the climate crisis {{!}} Joshua Curiel |author-last=Curiel |author-first=Joshua |date=18 September 2019 |work={{wipe|The Guardian}} |access-date=23 September 2019 |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

Organisers said that roughly 300,000 people participated in strikes across the country,<ref name="UK total">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/20/enough-biggest-ever-climate-protest-uk |title='Enough is enough': biggest-ever climate protest sweeps UK |work={{wipe|The Guardian}} |author-last1=Taylor |author-first1=Matthew |author-last2=Watts |author-first2=Jonathan |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920171003/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/20/enough-biggest-ever-climate-protest-uk |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> with 100,000 attendees of a London rally, where politician Jeremy Corbyn gave a speech in which he told the young people in attendance: "you and a whole generation have brought the issue centre stage and I am absolutely delighted about that".<ref name="Standard">{{cite web |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/climate-strikes-youth-activists-gather-worldwide-to-demand-environmental-action-a4242756.html |title=Climate strikes: Youth activists gather worldwide to demand environmental action ahead of UN summit |work=Evening Standard |author-last=Jarvis |author-first=Jacob |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019}}</ref> Protests in Edinburgh and Brighton reached 20,000 and 10,000 participants, respectively.<ref name="BBC live"/><ref name="Standard"/> On 21 September, [[Organization:Extinction Rebellion|Extinction Rebellion]] activists blocked streets at Dover in a protest which led to the arrest of 10 people.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/21/extinction-rebellion-protesters-in-dover-could-face-arrest |title=Extinction Rebellion: 10 arrested at Dover protest |work={{wipe|The Guardian}} |author-last=Otte |author-first=Jedidajah |date=21 September 2019 |access-date=21 September 2019}}</ref>
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File:College Green Youth Strike (48771427757).jpg|Protest in Bristol
File:Impressions from the Global Climate Strike in Edinburgh on 20 September 2019 - Global Climate Strike, Edinburgh (48764886318).jpg|Protest in [[Place:Edinburgh|Edinburgh]]
File:London Climate Strike JPS 8650a-sm (48765254446).jpg|Protest in [[Place:London|London]]
</gallery>

===United States===
The event is one of the largest climate mobilizations in US history.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/global-climate-strike-which-companies-are-closing-their-doors-n1055621 |title=Global Climate Strike: Which companies are closing their doors? |publisher=NBC News |language=en |access-date=19 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190919083037/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/global-climate-strike-which-companies-are-closing-their-doors-n1055621 |archive-date=19 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Over 1,000 strike events were planned in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia.<ref name="NBC"/> The US Youth Climate Strike Coalition, an alliance of eight US-based youth-led climate groups came together through the mobilization of Future Coalition to plan the US marches.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3139644/inside-the-youth-led-plan-to-pull-off-the-biggest-climate-strike-so-far/|title=Inside The Youth-Led Plan To Pull Off The Biggest Climate Strike So Far|last=Staff|first=MTV News|website=MTV News|language=en|access-date=2019-10-25}}</ref> Upon launch, the Coalition posted a series of five demands directed at world leaders and elected officials:<blockquote>
* "A Green New Deal: Building on “the” Green New Deal resolution in Congress, this calls for transforming the economy to 100% renewable energy by 2030, while creating jobs and ending leases and permits for fossil fuel projects.
* Respect for indigenous land and sovereignty: Honoring treaties protecting indigenous land by ending resource extraction in and affecting those areas.
* Environmental justice: Investing in the communities affected most by poverty and pollution.
* Protecting biodiversity: Protecting and restoring 50% of the world’s lands and oceans and stopping all deforestation by 2030.
* Sustainable agriculture: Investing in regenerative agriculture and ending subsidies for industrial agriculture."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90398587/read-the-demands-from-the-upcoming-climate-strike|title=Read the demands from the upcoming climate strike|last=Peters|first=Adele|date=2019-09-04|website=Fast Company|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-25}}</ref>
</blockquote>The New York City Department of Education, with more than one million students, gave permission for youth to skip school for the day to participate in the strike; Boston Public Schools followed suit, while Chicago Public Schools announced they would not mark students absent if they returned after the strike.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-youth-climate-strike-amazon-walkout-20190918-s2cgqgjsdjbxtgyeeq5irbht7m-story.html |title=Students and labor activists to rally downtown Friday to back international climate strike, Amazon walkout |author-last=Chen |author-first=Elaine |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=19 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190919174132/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-youth-climate-strike-amazon-walkout-20190918-s2cgqgjsdjbxtgyeeq5irbht7m-story.html |archive-date=19 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="NBC">{{Cite web |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nyc-schools-let-1-1-million-students-cut-class-climate-n1055516 |title=NYC schools to let 1.1 million students cut class for climate strike |publisher=NBC News |language=en |access-date=19 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190919083027/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nyc-schools-let-1-1-million-students-cut-class-climate-n1055516 |archive-date=19 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Several school districts in the D.C. metropolitan area also excused students to strike with parental permission.<ref>{{cite web |author-last1=Fenston |author-first1=Jacob |title=Students Plan To Skip Class For Climate Change. Here's How Schools Are Handling It. |url=https://wamu.org/story/19/09/19/students-plan-to-skip-class-for-climate-change-heres-how-schools-are-handling-it/ |website=WAMU |access-date=22 September 2019}}</ref>

In a protest in the Battery, Manhattan, on 20 September, Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg spoke, having [[Earth:Voyage of Greta Thunberg|sailed to the US across the Atlantic]] in August 2019.<ref name="CNN Melbourne"/> An estimated 250,000 people attended the rallies across New York.<ref name="Guardian globe">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/21/across-the-globe-millions-join-biggest-climate-protest-ever |title=Across the globe, millions join biggest climate protest ever |work={{wipe|The Guardian}} |author-last1=Laville |author-first1=Sandra |author-last2=Watts |author-first2=Jonathan |date=21 September 2019 |access-date=21 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920235607/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/21/across-the-globe-millions-join-biggest-climate-protest-ever |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Numerous businesses including Ben & Jerry's, Patagonia, and Lush Cosmetics announced they would be closed on 20 September to support the strike.<ref name="auto" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/brands-are-closing-their-doors-in-support-of-the-global-climate-strike/|title=Brands Are Closing Their Doors in Support of the Global Climate Strike|author-last=Barwick|author-first=Ryan|date=|website=AdWeek|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920101723/https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/brands-are-closing-their-doors-in-support-of-the-global-climate-strike/|archive-date=20 September 2019|access-date=19 September 2019}}</ref> Over 1,700 [[Company:Amazon|Amazon]] employees signed an internal petition pledging to walk out over Amazon's lack of action on climate change.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://grist.org/article/amazon-employees-will-walk-out-over-the-companys-climate-inaction/ |title=Amazon employees will walk out over the company's climate inaction |date=11 September 2019 |work=Grist |access-date=19 September 2019 |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920101726/https://grist.org/article/amazon-employees-will-walk-out-over-the-companys-climate-inaction/ |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/11/amazon-employee-on-walkout-for-climate-change.html |title=Amazon employee on walkout for climate change: I was feeling 'hopeless,' 'ashamed' of my role there |author-last=Clifford |author-first=Catherine |date=11 September 2019 |publisher={{wipe|CNBC}} |language=en |access-date=19 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920103227/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/11/amazon-employee-on-walkout-for-climate-change.html |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> A day before the strike, Amazon CEO, [[Biography:Jeff Bezos|Jeff Bezos]], unveiled an extensive new plan to tackle climate change and committed to meet the goals of the UN's Paris Agreement ten years ahead of schedule.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/19/jeff-bezos-speaks-about-amazon-sustainability-in-washington-dc.html |title=Jeff Bezos unveils sweeping plan to tackle climate change |author-last=Palmer |author-first=Annie |date=19 September 2019 |publisher={{wipe|CNBC}} |language=en |access-date=19 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190919144844/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/19/jeff-bezos-speaks-about-amazon-sustainability-in-washington-dc.html |archive-date=19 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Members of Young Evangelicals for Climate Change participated at about a dozen colleges and universities, with a message of creation care and a [[Religion:Evangelical environmentalism|faith-based approach]] to "speaking up for people's right to clean air and water and a stable climate."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://insideclimatenews.org/news/20092019/we-see-your-greed-global-climate-strike-draws-millions-young-people-demanding-action |title='We See Your Greed': Global Climate Strike Draws Millions Demanding Action |author-last1=Tigue |author-first1=Kristoffer |author-last2=Gustin |author-first2=Georgina |date=20 September 2019 |website=InsideClimate News |language=en-US |access-date=21 September 2019}}</ref>

While young activists demanded that the U.S. transition to 100% renewable energy by 2030, realizing this ambition is an immense challenge. As of 2019, only 17% of electricity in the U.S. is generated from renewable energy, of which, 7% is from hydroelectric dams, 6% from wind turbines, and 1% solar panels. The intermittency of wind and solar power poses the issue of storage, and there are no rivers for new dams.<ref name=":10">{{Cite news|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-transitioning-to-only-renewable-energy-will-be-difficult-for-the-u-s|title=Why transitioning to only renewable energy will be difficult for the U.S.|last=Brangham|first=William|date=20 September 2019|work=PBS Newshour|access-date=13 October 2019|last2=O'Brien|first2=Miles}}</ref> For further information, see the [[Engineering:Infrastructure policy of Donald Trump#Energy|energy policy of the Donald Trump administration]].

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File:Climate Strike at State Capital (48767651042).jpg|Protest in Denver, Colorado
File:Homer Climate Strike.jpg|Protest in Homer, Alaska
File:September 2019 Pittsburgh Climate Strike 03.jpg|Protest in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
File:San Francisco Global Climate Strike 01.jpg|Protest in {{wipe|San Francisco}}, California
File:Climate Strike 0146 (48770632118).jpg|Protest in [[Place:Washington, D.C.|Washington, D.C.]]
</gallery>

===Uruguay===
Protests were held in Uruguay's capital city of [[Place:Montevideo|Montevideo]], Tacuarembó, Maldonado, Treinta y Tres, Trinidad and Rivera. Through its social networks movement, #ViernesPorElFuturoUy (#FridaysforFutureUy) ordered the public to act and spread the message on the awareness. In the message "We march and demand that Uruguay declare the state of climatic and ecological emergency. The earth is dying, and with it our future. In 11 years there will be no more time to think how to save it and make it habitable again, because we will enter a point of no return. Today we can still do something, so there is to go outside and demand that our authorities took action on the rapid climate change".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.montevideo.com.uy/Noticias/La-marcha-global-por-el-clima-se-realizara-tambien-en-Uruguay-este-viernes-uc730413 |title=La marcha global por el clima se realizará también en Uruguay este viernes |trans-title=The global climate march will also take place in Uruguay this Friday |language=es |publisher=Montevideo Portal |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=23 September 2019}}</ref>

=== Vanuatu ===
During the strike on 20 September, the deputy minister of Vanuatu, a low-laying island state in the South Pacific, explicitly mentioned the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan and New Zealand as the countries who are "to blame for this threat to our survival". Meanwhile, hundreds of citizens, many of them being children dressed in traditional clothes, took to the streets of Vanuatu's capital city [[Place:Port Vila|Port Vila]] with banners and signs.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/09/20/global-climate-strike-kicks-australia-britain-braces-weekend/|title=Five climate change protesters arrested as Britain braces for weekend of chaos: Asia|last=Smith|first=Nicola|date=20 September 2019|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=3 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.interris.it/esteri/kiribati--la-battaglia-per-il-clima-dell-arcipelago-che-affonda|title=Kiribati, la battaglia per il clima dell'arcipelago che affonda|last=|first=|date=20 September 2019|work=In Terris|access-date=3 October 2019|language=it}}</ref>

===Vietnam===
In line with the global protest, around 1,400 volunteers in the capital, [[Place:Hanoi|Hanoi]], collected trash from across city despite the hot weather.<ref name="Asia-Pacific thousands mass clean-up"/><ref name="environmental activists mass clean-up"/> Environmental activists also organised a climate protest in Ho Chi Minh City despite the political risk of such an action in this [[Social:Communist state|Communist]] country.<ref name="climate strikes across Southeast Asia"/>

==See also==
* [[History:2019 in politics and government|2019 in politics and government]]
* [[Earth:Business action on climate change|Business action on climate change]]
* [[Organization:World Cleanup Day|World Cleanup Day]] (21 September 2019)
* [[Earth:List of climate change initiatives|List of climate change initiatives]]
* List of international environmental agreements
* Paris Agreement
* [[Earth:Politics of global warming|Politics of global warming]]
* 15 February 2003 anti-war protests

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://globalclimatestrike.net/ Global Climate Strike]
* [https://www.fridaysforfuture.org/ FridaysForFuture]


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