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Tens of thousands of young people in sites from London to Manchester and Brighton are demonstrating for climate action in the latest wave of strikes

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Sir David Attenborough has shown his support for the youth strikes in an interview with the Washington Post. He was asked about the young people who have been marching all over the world. The Post asked: when you look at that, what do you see, as someone generations ahead of them? Attenborough said:

I mean, strikes are a way of expressing a strong feeling that you have, but they don’t solve it. You don’t solve anything by striking. But you do change opinion, and you do change politicians’ opinions. And that’s why strikes are worthwhile.

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Students across the UK are striking to call for the government to act to tackle the climate change crisis. A further 30 countries across the globe are taking a stand. Below is a list of areas in the UK getting involved:

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Transition to electric vehicles to cut carbon emissions has dominated climate policy debate in the Australian election campaign

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China’s main energy regulator has published a consultation paper that will usher in subsidy-free wind and solar plants from the start of 2021.

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Dozens of demonstrations due on Friday as report shows UK set to miss emissions targets

A fresh wave of youth strikes for climate action will hit towns and cities across the UK on Friday, as a government report revealed that the nation is set to miss its emissions targets.

More than 60 demonstrations involving tens of thousands of young people are expected from Parliament Square in London to sites in Leeds, Manchester and Brighton. They follow the global strike on 15 March, when more than 1 million young people across the world took action to demand rapid action to tackle the climate crisis.

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German wind turbine maker enters “self-administration proceedings” in struggle against debt, delays to projects and increased market competition.

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