#FridaysforFuture, the student movement on climate change, was a global trend in social media

Tens of thousands of students from more than 80 countries and territories, including the United States, Argentina, Colombia, Malaysia and Hong Kong, have appealed to social networks to urge the authorities to take drastic measures to combat global warming.

The global youth movement was launched in 2018 by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg, who refused to go to school to pressure the Stockholm government to treat climate change as a crisis and take seriously the measures of the Paris Agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Thunberg a 16 year old girl in whom Asperger was diagnosedLast year, he revolutionized the world when he started in September with the stops of his school with the initiative Friday for the Future.

From this decision came the movement # schoolstrike4climate, or "school strike for climate", an appeal to high school students to get out of their banks, declare the strike and ask politicians for their future.

Students from around the world adhered to the tradition established by "Greta" last year and missed clbades to take to the streets in protest. In many countries, adolescents go to school and participate in demonstrations.

Greta inspired many young people with his speeches. At the Climate Summit in Poland, for example, he spoke directly to participants, including politicians and businessmen: "You are not mature enough to say things as they are. even the burden they want to leave us (…) They say that they love their children above all else, but they steal the future in front of their eyes"

And then, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Greta sought to make international leaders uncomfortable: "Adults say that we must give hope to young people. I do not want your hope, I want you to panic. The house burns"

The determination of the Swedish teenager has had a quick impact on the young people of the world who are now carrying the torch of their message in their respective cities. In Poland, a teenage girl took the opportunity to raise her flag for diversity: "Accept homobaduals, NOT climate change," he said in a poster.

The movement also reached India, where students from the Asian capital left the clbadroom to demand clean air, clean energy and clean water. "[Estamos] asking governments to act now! ", they exclaimed.

Although the concentration brought together mostly young students, thousands of adults fought for the same cause as their children. "I'm proud of these grandchildren," said a sign hanging on the back of a grandfather.

#FridaysForFuture was a trend on every continent.

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