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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Damien Gayle and agencies

Thousands call for ‘climate reparations and justice’ in global protests

The biggest Fridays for Future protest was in Berlin, where 20,000 people were estimated to have participated.
The biggest Fridays for Future protest was in Berlin, where 20,000 people were estimated to have participated. Photograph: Christian Mang/Reuters

Thousands of young people have staged a coordinated “global climate strike” across Asia, Africa and Europe in a call for reparations for those worst affected by climate breakdown.

From New Zealand and Japan to Germany and the Democratic Republic of Congo, activists walked out of schools, universities and jobs to demand rich countries pay for the damage global heating is inflicting on the poor.

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