The best climate strike signs from around the globe – in pictures
Millions of people across the globe took part in protests on Friday demanding urgent action on the climate crisis. The strike kicks off a week of environmental activism before the UN climate action summit
Main image: A protester attends a demonstration Friday in Washington DC. Photograph: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesSat 21 Sep 2019 02.10 BST Last modified on Wed 25 Aug 2021 14.49 BST
A sign held by a protester in London depicts global heating. Photograph: Will Oliver/EPA
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterBrazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro is depicted as a demon at a protest in downtown Rio de Janeiro. Photograph: Mauro Pimentel/AFP/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterA student joins the protest in Krakow, Poland. Photograph: Omar Marques/LightRocket via Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterEnvironmental advocates take part in the strike in the Philippines. Photograph: Rolex dela Peña/EPA
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterIn Berlin, a sign mocks German chancellor Angela Merkel’s signature gesture. Photograph: Axel Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterA protester in Brussels shows their concern for the bees. Photograph: Stéphanie Lecocq/EPA
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterGreta Thunberg has become a poster child for the climate crisis at a strike in London. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterA protester in London shows her solution to the climate emergency. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterEven the littlest of demonstrators understand what’s at stake with global heating. Photograph: Christian Charisius/dpa
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterStriking youth braved the monsoon rains in Hyderabad, India, to make their message heard. Photograph: Noah Seelam/AFP/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterDavid Attenborough, a vocal proponent of the science behind the climate crisis, is evoked in this sign in London. Photograph: NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterAt a protest in San Francisco, young demonstrators give their take on the climate crisis. Photograph: Kate Munsch/Reuters
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterActivists marched in more than 400 cities across Germany. Photograph: Armando Babani/EPA
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterMany students in London walked out of lessons to participate in the largest climate protest in history. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterStudents in Mumbai, India, gather for a protest against the climate crisis. Photograph: Himanshu Bhatt/NurPhoto via Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterActivists in Berlin are demanding the German government and corporations take action against global heating. Photograph: Maja Hitij/Getty Images
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