The protes­ters waved makesh­ift placar­ds readin­g 'Make Earth Cool Again'LONDON: Thousands of schoolchildren went on “strike” across Britain on Friday in a protest against climate change, with hundreds rallying in London’s Parliament Square. “As humans, we got ourselves into this predicament, it’s our responsibility to get out of it,” said 15-year-old Hal, who normally attends a school in Hammersmith, west London. Climate change ‘increased frequency of disasters’Geography student Paige Reardon, 16, said her teacher was “happy that I was going” to the protest, and urged politicians to take action. “She expressed an interest, as did some kids from her school, and I thought it was a good way for them to get engaged,” said mother Sally. A growing global movement, started by Swedish schoolgirl Greta Thunberg, has seen protests in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands in recent weeks.

Source: The Express Tribune February 15, 2019 15:28 UTC