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Why the 50th anniversary of Earth Day is more important than ever

Campaigners say the current situation could become the "new normal" if we don't take action on the climate crisis.

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Environmental activism gets a digital makeover amid coronavirus crisis

Organisers of global environmental celebration, Earth Day, are asking people to stay at home and join in online.

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One thousand march in Brussels for Youth for Climate

Around a thousand demonstrators took to the streets of Brussels on Friday at the call of Youth for Climate Belgium to raise their climate concerns.

Sweden

Greta Thunberg to trademark her name and Fridays for Future

The 17-year-old Swede made the announcement on Instagram, where she also laid out plans for her new not-for-profit foundation.

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Germany

'Environmental pig': Song parody sparks controversy in Germany

"My grandma is an environmental pig." A German children's song parody ends in death threats and online outrage.

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Activists demand Australia declares a climate emergency

It involved protesters from the Extinction Rebellion movement.

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Eight-year-old scales street light in Madrid to demand climate action

An 8-year-old climate activist climbed up a street light in front of COP25 summit to demand action against climate change.

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Euroviews. The voices of rural people most affected by the climate crisis are not being heard ǀ View

Today, millions of school children are expected to congregate across major cities in the latest round of school climate strikes, fighting for their future. Climate change, however, should not be seen only through the lens of age; it is also about time and space.

USA

'Nobody wins': Yale-Harvard game interrupted by climate protesters sto

More than 150 Yale and Harvard students, alumni, faculty rushed onto the field to "demand DIVESTMENT from fossil fuels, according to the advocate group Divest Harvard.

Sweden

Greta Thunberg doppelgänger photo from 1898 sparks online frenzy

"Greta Thunberg is a time traveller!" - wild theories are coming out after a doppelganger photo went viral

United Kingdom

Police ban on Extinction Rebellion was unlawful says High Court

Police ban on Extinction Rebellion protests was unlawful says High Court

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Oil on canvas: Semi-naked climate activists protest BP art sponsorship

Three semi-naked climate activists were doused with mock crude oil in a protest against arts sponsorship by BP at the National Portrait Gallery

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Twitter reacts to London police ban on Extinction Rebellion protests

A series of tweets responding to the recent news that XR has been prohibited from protesting in central London.

United Kingdom

London police ban Extinction Rebellion protests in British capital

Police also moved to clear protesters from their main camp in Trafalgar Square.

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'No planet, no profit', climate change activists warn City of London

Climate change activists thronged the financial heart of London on Monday, blocking streets around locations such as the Bank of England and BlackRock, the world's biggest asset manager.

USA

US actress Jane Fonda arrested in Capitol climate protest

The 81-year-old activist and actress was arrested alongside 15 others. They all face up to 90 days in prison.

World News

Extinction Rebellion: What is it and who are they?

Extinction Rebellion is a social movement that uses nonviolent civil disobedience to draw attention to the climate crisis.

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'Bloodied protesters' stage climate demonstration in New York City

Arrests were made in New York on Monday (October 7) as thousands of climate activists took to the streets to demand immediate action to cut carbon emissions and avert an ecological disaster.

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Extinction rebellion protesters arrested in Sydney

Over 100 protesters dressed as bees at Sydney's Hyde Park to highlight the claim that insects are under threat due to the human impact on the environment

Germany

Fridays for Future climate protesters in Aachen call for action now

Some 20,000 protesters from 15 countries rallied in the German city of Aachen as part of a student movement demanding bold action to combat climate change