Young climate change activists in Marlborough are to skip the national school strike this week, opting to plant trees in their "own time" instead. A nationwide strike is planned in conjunction with the global movement 'School Strike for Climate" on Friday, May 24. Marlborough's young climate activists - known as the Climate Action Youth Team - will not be participating. Crowe added the group felt the nationwide rally was a little too close to the previous climate action strike, which took place on March 15. SCOTT HAMMOND/STUFF Zoe Luffman, Sophia Wills, George Varney and Lennox Crowe are planting trees, not skipping school, for climate change.

Source: Stuff May 19, 2019 21:00 UTC