‘From Sydney to Seoul, London to Berlin, thousands of children skipped school on Friday to demand action on climate change.’

Source: Pictures From the Youth Climate Strikes Worldwide | The New York Times

‘Hundreds of thousands of children are expected to walk out of their classrooms on Friday for a global climate strike amid growing anger at the failure of politicians to tackle the escalating ecological crisis.’

Source: Youth climate strikes to take place in more than 100 countries | The Guardian

March 15, 2019 Videos from the Youth Climate Strike are already starting to be posted from around the world

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Cambridge, outside Shire Hall

‘…It was 30 years ago that scientists first explained that burning fossil fuels was changing the composition of the atmosphere and driving the rapid warming of the Earth. That is enough time to educate a student all the way from preschool to a PhD, but it hasn’t been time enough for our politicians to learn how serious a climate catastrophe we are facing. The American government, in particular, is a study in inaction. Our federal government has reversed course on every effort to change laws and regulations. Our current president has taken steps to drop out of the 2015 Paris climate agreement, the only international effort to combat global warming. Young people see that their future is on the line, which is why they’ve been at the front fighting against oil companies, pipelines and fracking wells.’

Source: Students are striking for action on climate change — a truancy everyone should applaud | LA Times

‘Senator Cristina Castro and Representative Ann Williams have introduced The Clean Energy Jobs Act, which would raise the state’s RPS to 45% renewable energy by 2030 and 100% renewable energy by 2050.’

Source: Nukes not included: 100% renewable energy proposed in Illinois | PV Magazine

‘Plans to have Washington commit to 100 percent clean electricity by 2045 passed a major hurdle today after the state Senate passed Senate Bill 5116 by a vote of 28-19 with two excused. The measure now moves to the House.’

Source: 100 percent clean energy bill passes Washington state Senate, now moves to House | Inlander