Students plan to hold climate protests in more than 1600 towns in over 125 countries today
Story highlights Hundreds of thousands of school students around the world walked out of class on Friday to urge their governments to take greater action in slashing greenhouse gas emissions.
Climate protests are planned in more than 1600 towns in over 125 countries and organizers say the number of strikers is expected to surpass the 1.6 million people who took part in the first Global Climate Strike in March. Inspired by 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg's weekly protests, the global youth climate movement has swept the globe in recent months.The protests on Friday started in New Zealand and Australia, which recently experienced its hottest summer on record.
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