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Kids across the world skip school to demand governments take action on climate change
Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg joins 10,000 other students on strike in Hamburg
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg (front with white cap) attends a protest rally in Hamburg, Germany, today
THOUSANDS of schoolchildren across the world skipped school today to urge their governments to take definitive action on climate change and follow through on the promises made at the 2016 Paris Climate Agreement.
The action is part of a youth-led global string of protests called #FridaysForFuture in which school children are demanding their political leaders to take the omnicidal threat seriously.
Over 10,000 kids were joined by the 16-year-old Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg as they took over the streets in central Hamburg today.
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