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I can’t wait to see how much trash they leave behind, and whether they realize that most of their clothes, signs, special coffees, and smartphones are all made using petroleum

Global climate protests demand world leaders phase out fossil fuels

Climate protesters were set to take to the streets in more than 50 countries from Friday to Sunday, in a weekend of demonstrations to demand that governments phase out the burning of fossil fuels heating the planet.

In a year of mounting deaths and economic destruction from record-breaking floods, wildfires and drought, protesters have planned more than 500 gatherings in 54 countries – from Pakistan and Nigeria to the United States.

Organizers of the protests expect global turnout over the weekend to total more than a million people. That could make this weekend’s action the largest international climate protest since before the COVID-19 pandemic, when the “school strike” movement led by Swedish activist Greta Thunberg saw millions of people worldwide join marches.

“This is directed at world leaders,” said Mitzi Jonelle Tan, a climate activist with youth movement Fridays for Future in Manila, the Philippines.

“The fossil fuel industry’s time is up. We need a just transition, and we need to phase out the fossil fuels causing the destruction of our environment,” she told Reuters.

I wonder how many of the protesters will be using fossil fuels to travel to the protests? How many will be wearing fast fashion?

Organisers said they would call on governments to immediately end subsidies for oil and gas and to cancel any plans for expanding production.

“We’re taking to the streets to demand that African leaders phase out on fossil fuels and focus on investing in community-led renewable energy, to meet the energy demand for the 600 million Africans who do not have access to electricity,” said Eric Njuguna, a climate activist based in Nairobi, Kenya.

What the hell is “community-led renewable energy”? I haven’t heard that one before. I guess it’s supposed to be about citizens buying shares in energy companies and having a say. You know, people without money and experience. That’s just what energy-poor Africa needs. Oh, and many of these “youth leaders” take long fossil fueled trips to all the climate conferences. Too bad I am not seeing anything about any protests in the Raleigh area. Guess the kiddies do not care that much.