Hundreds of school students rallied outside Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s official Sydney residence Friday kicking off a «global climate strike» demanding action to stop the world heating up.
They waved banners outside Kirribilli House reading «Don’t be a fossil fool» and «Scotty coal 4eva» in protest of Morrison’s support for coal, a major contributor to emissions of gases that trap the Earth’s heat.
The prime minister has promised to back coal mines for as long as they are financially viable, arguing that coal is important to the country’s resource-rich economy and necessary to provide affordable power.
The young protesters also marched down Sydney’s streets in the latest demonstration organised as part of a global movement originally launched by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg in 2018.
Source: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220325-australian-school-students-join-global-climate-protest
