Students are walking out of school as part of a coordinated global strike Students in over 100 U.S. cities are walking out of class today to demand accelerated action on climate change from government leaders, part of a coordinated strike involving up to a million students at 2,000 locations in at least 123 countries worldwide.
?We, the youth of America, are striking because the science says we have just a few years to transform our energy system, reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, and prevent the worst effects of climate change,? reads the statement from Youth Climate Strike, a national group organizing the U.S. strikes.
The #FridaysForFuture strikes were launched last August by Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old activist and now Nobel Peace Prize nominee who gained global recognition after she began walking out of her high school each Friday to protest on the steps of Swedish parliament.
Latest update say:
2052 places in 123 countries on all continents, including Antarctica.
So, the question is:
What will you do on March 15 2019" https://t.co/ROmtFMrj6Y#schoolstrike4climate #FridaysForFurture #climatestrike #WhateverItTakes
(picture from Sydney today) pic.twitter.com/oFr6IryCnk? Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) March 15, 2019

Thunberg?s actions spawned an international movement, where large-scale climate protests have been staged in cities and at major events worldwide each Friday. Thunberg herself delivered a scathing speech at the COP 24 climate summit in...