Thousands of protesters, including many students, gathered in a worldwide strike in cities from Rome to Seoul, demanding greater action from world leaders on climate change policies in worldwide strike.
Students in Italy symbolically torched a replica of planet Earth on Friday, part of a second wave of worldwide protests demanding swifter action to fight climate change.
More than 100,000 people also rallied in the Italian capital, Rome, where protesters held up signs with slogans such as"Change the system, not the climate" or just the word"Future." In Berlin, activists from the Fridays for Future group braved persistent rain to denounce a package of measures that the German government recently agreed on to cut the country's greenhouse gas emissions. Experts say the proposal falls far short of what's needed if the world's sixth-biggest emitter is to meet the goals of the landmark 2015 Paris climate accord.
When asked about U.S. President Donald Trump and others who have mocked her, the 16-year-old activist suggested that their world view and interests were threatened and people like her should take it as a compliment. Thunberg earlier met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who praised her activism on climate change.
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