Demonstrations seeking global warming countermeasures Youth participation in various countries around the world September 21 at 8:35
On the 20th before the United Nations Global Warming Countermeasures Summit held in New York, a demonstration was held on the 20th in various countries around the world with young people at the center. In big cities such as New York and Berlin, more than 100,000 people have participated, making it the largest movement ever.
Demonstrations held all over the world are part of a young people's movement that has spread around the world in the wake of the call of 16-year-old Swedish girl Greta Thunberg.
The movement is called “Friday for the future” because Greta has been absent from school every Friday and appealed against global warming. In the past week, the government and companies are being urged to strengthen their measures.
In large cities such as New York in the United States, Berlin in Germany, and Sydney in Australia, tens of thousands to over 100,000 people participated in the demonstrations, and the demonstrations spread in local cities around the world.
In Scandaborg, in central Scandinavia, young people gathered in front of the local government office at the request of a local high school student and handed a letter to the top asking for countermeasures.
A 16-year-old high school student who hosted said, “World leaders want to take specific actions not only to discuss. Global warming has no time to wait for serious issues.”
Leaders from more than 60 countries are expected to attend the Global Warming Summit, and attention will be paid to what results will come out in response to the growing voice of young people.
NY Greta-san participation "If you do not act, the world will not change"
In New York, about 250,000 people participated in the announcements of the sponsored organizations.
New York City admitted that children and students attending the rally would be absent from school, so it was centered on younger generations such as junior high and high school students.
Participants marched for about 2 km while holding a signboard with a message requesting countermeasures against global warming and saying “Countermeasures against global warming now”.
The 9-year-old boy who participated said, “If we don't do the governments of the world, we don't have the future. Politicians want to take action against global warming soon.”
Greta, who is visiting the United States to participate in the summit, also participated, “If you do not act by looking at the crisis, the world will not change. "Let's appeal."
Students who took a class break with school permission
A large number of children and students in Washington, the United States, also marched in the center of the White House and the Capitol building, appealing for the need to combat global warming.
Participants got a banner that says "Action to save the future" and a handmade placard that says "If you act, there is hope", "Let's take action now" And so on.
A junior high school girl who took school permission and took a class break, “I participated because it is related to our future. I want to speak to politicians to work for people.” I was talking.
A senior high school girl said, “If adults do not take measures, we must act. It is us who live in the future. If we do not act now, everyone will have an influence in the future. I think my voice has power. "
Berlin Demonstration of over 100,000 young people
In Berlin, the capital of Germany, more than 100,000 young people participated in the demonstration and appealed for strengthening measures.
The young people who participated held a placard stating that “the earth is not a substitute”, and marched with a voice saying, “Now we need countermeasures.”
A 22-year-old woman who participated said, “I participated in order to stop climate change. I want you to take seriously the move to combat global warming.”
The 16-year-old male student said, “It is our future whether or not to take measures against global warming. If there is no future, it is not worth going to school.”
Denmark changes to an indifferent youth
On the 20th, some students were absent from a high school in central Denmark to participate in a demonstration of global warming countermeasures.
The vice principal of the high school said that the student was absent from school, “I want students to take classes, but they are bothered because they teach them to engage with society as much as possible.”
On top of that, we will not take strict penalties this time.
In addition, an English teacher who usually deals with environmental issues in classes said, “Students who could not think of protesting, students who were not involved in political activities, and students who did not have their own opinions. I'm starting to think about what I can do, "he said, and told the students that there was a change in awareness of global warming.