A Christchurch father of three has been doing the strike outside Parliament calling for meaningful action against carbon emissions. A Christchurch father of three who has been on a hunger strike for 21 days will today hand the baton over to another protester. Goldsmith who has been surviving off vitamin supplements and water said the strike has been difficult but fighting against climate change is worth it. READ MORE:* Christchurch father enters day 10 of climate change hunger strike* Retired doctor launches parliamentary hunger strike for climate* Beyond reasonable drought: New Zealand's climate future"Even though we've known about climate change for decades, emissions since 1990 have doubled all emissions since the beginning of the industrial revolution, it's like we are a big herd heading for the edge of the cliff. "Follow in Greta Thunberg's footsteps and protest for what you believe in, we need all sorts of actions, hunger striking, labour striking, school striking, whatever it takes to turn things around."

Source: Stuff August 02, 2020 06:22 UTC