"Climate change is worse than Voldemort," read a handmade sign carried by one student in Wellington, referring to the evil wizard in the hugely popular Harry Potter books and films. The worldwide student strike movement started in August 2018, when 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg began protesting outside her parliament on school days. "If we don't do something, it'll be our lives affected, not the 60-year-old politicians," said Sydney student Callum Frith, 15, who was wearing his school uniform. In the South Korean capital of Seoul, more than 100 students held recycled cardboard signs with slogans such as "Too Warm 4 School," and "Don't deny climate change". "I think environmental education should be mandatory from elementary school," said 15-year-old high school student Bang Tae-ryung.

Source: bd News24 March 15, 2019 09:56 UTC