Youth strike to empower the future and stop climate breakdown

LONDON — Students continued their streak of monthly strikes around the world today.

Since the last strike, Canada and the pope declared a climate emergency, and the UK announced a citizens assembly on climate action.

In London, YouthStrike4Climate held a vibrant banner saying “Empower The Future”:

The scene in Aachen, Germany was impressive with an estimated turnout of 40,000:

Despite the fact that governments are beginning to set legally binding net zero targets, such as that in the UK, what is still missing is the legally binding policy necessary to reach their net zero targets. The youth are not going to relent until real progress is made in reducing emissions. There is no sign of this happening yet as global emissions continue to rise.

The next youth strike is on the 19th of July. A global general stike is set to take place on September 20th.