As many as 36,000 people gathered in Berlin as part of the global climate action movement for demonstrations. Other large-scale gatherings drew tens of thousands of people in major cities around the world.
Thousands of people took to the streets in German cities to protest climate change as part of the “Fridays for Future” movement.
One of the largest rallies was held in Berlin, where over 36,000 people demanded action to address the climate crisis.
“We’re striking all over the world because governments are still doing too little for climate justice,” said Darya Sotoodeh, a spokesperson for the campaign’s German chapter.
“People all over the world are suffering from this crisis and it’s going to get worse if we don’t act on time,” Sotoodeh said.
According to organizers, up to 280,000 people demonstrated in over 270 cities and towns across Germany on Friday.
What have climate activists demanded?
Climate protesters in Germany are calling for immediate action to combat global warming, including the establishment of a €100 billion fund to expand renewable energy use.
Campaigners have also called for the cancellation of financial and climate debts owed by poorer countries.
“Climate protection and social balance are not either/or, but only possible together,” the climate movement campaign said.
The protests take place six weeks before the start of the UN climate summit, COP27, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
Climate protests worldwide
Around 5,000 young people took to the streets in Italian capital, Rome, on Friday. People held up placards reading “The climate is changing. Why aren’t we?”
Around 200 people protested in Seoul, South Korea, while 400 people gathered in Kinshasa, the Congolese capital.
Similar protests were held in over 450 locations around the world as world leaders gathered in New York for the United Nations General Assembly to discuss a variety of issues.
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