Activism and campaigning
‘This movement is saving my life’: climate strikers on their year of protest
In short videos ahead of a day of global strikes, three young tell CHN what it means to them to be at the centre of the biggest ever climate uprising
Millions expected to make Friday climate protest the largest in history
Young people hailed for setting example as they prepare to be joined by parents, workers, trade unions, businesses and organisations
French court finds climate activists stole Macron portraits out of necessity
‘Faced with the state’s failure to respect objectives that can be perceived as minimal’ the action was ‘a very moderate disturbance’, the judgement said
Rocks in the gearbox: German anti-car protesters target industry for disruption
Police are investigating after a group claimed responsibility for vandalising 40 luxury cars near Frankfurt, while the industry braces for further actions
Ban flying to UN climate talks? That’s a dangerous idea
After Greta Thunberg sailed to a UN meeting in New York, some called for all climate diplomats to do the same. That would only disadvantage the most vulnerable
Offshoot of Extinction Rebellion calls for vegan revolution
Drawing on the latest UN climate science report, UK activists under the banner Animal Rebellion plan civil disobedience to promote plant-based farming and diets
164 land defenders murdered in 2018, Global Witness reports
The Philippines overtook Brazil as the most dangerous place for activists and indigenous communities, according to the human rights watchdog
‘Revolutionise the world’: UN chief calls for youth to lead on climate
Use social media and political organising to ‘force’ older generation to confront climate crisis, says António Guterres
After an MP grabbed a climate protester, young Brits will never vote for these Tories
Minister Mark Field’s violence proves we need politicians that take our calls for a safe future seriously, writes climate striker Cate Davies
I am a denier. A human extinction denier
The rhetoric of extinction and emergency does not adequately describe the situation we find ourselves in and is counter-productive
Children made climate an election issue. Now we’ll target banks that fuel fossils
The EU election showed voters have heard the school strikers’ call for action. But will the public institutions that finance coal, oil and gas projects also listen?
The best images from school strikes around the world
From Uganda to Italy to the Philippines and seemingly everywhere in between, photos and videos of young climate protesters flood in
‘This is bigger’: Palestinian and Israeli teens strike together for the climate
At a climate march in Jerusalem, students put hatred aside to tell the government that nothing matters more than a safe climate
Why school strikers are guest editing Climate Home News
It’s time we heard more from those who will live longest with the climate crisis
Until Russia allows us to rise together, I will strike for the climate alone
Unapproved protests of more than one person are illegal, so Arshak Makichyan has picketed solo in Pushkin Square for months to call for climate action
We, the climate generation, demand the G7 set an example
Young people will bear the brunt of your inaction, we need the ministers of the largest economies to lead
Climate emergency declarations spread across UK after Extinction Rebellion
Scotland, Wales and many councils have adopted the language of climate urgency, now Labour is pushing the national government to follow suit
‘We’re not Occupy’: Extinction Rebellion to leave London roadblocks
After nearly two weeks holding roads across the capital, the climate protesters apologised to commuters but said their action had been a success
The Paris Agreement always needed Extinction Rebellion and Greta Thunberg
Even as governments agreed the ambitious goals of the 2015 global pact, it was clear citizens would have to mobilise to hold them to their promises
Extinction Rebellion proposal inspired by Irish climate, abortion breakthroughs
The protest group wants a citizens’ assembly in the UK, following an Irish model that led to new political settlements on previously divisive issues