Thousands of students have skipped classes and marched past the Dutch parliament, calling for more ambitious climate policies in the Netherlands. Thousands of students have skipped classes and marched past the Dutch parliament, calling for more ambitious climate policies in the Netherlands. The noisy but peaceful demonstration by Dutch students follows similar marches in recent weeks in neighbouring Belgium that also have drawn thousands of protesters. Students gather to join a march in support of more ambitious climate policies in The Hague (Michael Corder/AP)They had hoped for some 3,000 marchers but got far more, although police did not immediately give an official estimate of the crowd’s size. Berber Neef, a 17-year-old student who told her school she was sick so she could attend the march, agreed.

Source: Irish Independent February 07, 2019 13:07 UTC