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A protest takes place in central Stockholm for the Fridays for Future event started by teenage activist Greta Thunberg. Around the world, young people are heeding her rallying cry and joining protests to raise awareness of climate issues. IMAGES
Students in DC gather outside the US Capitol as part of an international day of student protests, aimed at pushing world leaders into action on climate change. IMAGES
Images show Berlin's Brandenburg Gate splattered with orange paint after activists from the "Last Generation" ("Letzte Generation") environmental collective spray-painted the six pillars of the emblematic monument to warn of the urgency of global warming and demand a change in the German government's policy. The movement is calling for a phase-out of fossil fuels by 2030 at the latest. Police arrested around ten activists near the gate, some of whom were still sitting on the ground, handcuffed. IMAGES
London, Aug 26 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Vickie Flores) A demonstration called by Extinction Rebellion has paralyzed Victoria Street in London on Thursday, at the gates of the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.FOOTAGE FROM THE DEMONSTRATION CALLED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANZIATION EXTINCTION REBELLION IN LONDON (UNITED KINGDOM) TO DEMAND THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT FOR STRONG ACTIONS IN THE FACE OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS.
Madrid, Jul 3 (EFE).- (Camera: Juan Yagüe). United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned the world is at the “verge of the abyss” regarding climate change and called for immediate action by countries, companies, banks and society as a whole.SOUNDBITES OF THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL, ANTONIO GUTERRES.
Extinction Rebellion stage protest in Carbis Bay, Cornwall urging for G7 action on climate change. IMAGES