London, UK. 15th February, 2019. Mounted police officers struggle to control their horses as thousands of students stage an impromptu march in Whitehall during YouthStrike4Climate for Climate Day. After gathering in Parliament Square, students blocked streets around Westminster for around an hour. Strike events involving schools all over the UK were organised by UK Student Climate Network and the UK Youth Climate Coalition to demand that the Government declare a climate emergency and take positive steps to address the climate crisis, including highlighting the issue as part of the school curriculum, as well as lowering the voting age to 16.
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