Future of the Environment

British schoolchildren to join Europe-wide protest 'strikes' over climate change

Belgian students call for urgent measures to combat climate change during a demonstration in central Brussels, Belgium January 31, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman - RC11141A3000

Belgian students demonstrate in central Brussels. Image: REUTERS/Yves Herman

Alex Thornton
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