On September 20 and during the Week of Action which will follow, hundreds of thousands are expected to holding sit-ins at pipeline projects, planting trees, or attending rallies and marching in cities around the world to make a number of demands—passage of a Green New Deal, a shift to renewable energy and a just transition, and greater commitments from UN countries to cut their carbon emissions. 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben wrote Monday in a letter to supporters that the choice to join in the global climate strike taking place in dozens of cities on September 20 should be a simple one. “For the rest of us—those who will die before climate change reaches its burning zenith,” McKibben wrote, “the strike is a chance to show that our affection for our children and their children is sincere.”
By Julia Conley. Common Dreams. August 27, 2019.
