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On September 17 — nearly four years later to the day — climate activists will fill the streets of New York with the March to End Fossil Fuels. The march, part of three days of worldwide protests ahead of another UN climate summit, hopes to recapture some of the momentum that dissipated in 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic halted most of these kinds of mass actions.

As a record-smashing and deadly hot summer draws to a close, the United Nations and the city that hosts it are focusing on climate change and the burning of coal, oil and natural gas that causes it.

Police have warned climate protesters could face up to 14 years in jail for ‘endangering transport’ – longer than the maximum for serious crimes like ram-raiding.

Advocates hope this weekend will bring some of the largest climate protests in years nationwide in the United States and elsewhere in the world.

People who are concerned about the uncertain future of humanity think that protests by climate activists are anything but terrorism.

The true intentions of Just Stop Oil protesters have been called into question by a British broadcaster, who claimed the climate demonstrators are “narcissists” with no care for the planet.  

Greta Thunberg gained worldwide popularity in 2018, when she started skipping school on Fridays to stage climate protests outside the Swedish Parliament.

A new Express.co.uk poll has shown overwhelming support among readers for the climate campaign group to stop their demonstrations.

Campaigners from Just Stop Oil have caused disruption to several major events in recent months alongside blocking roads in an effort to publicise their climate message. But should they stop? Vote and join in the debate below.

Discussing climate change with children is important, and the three Es can help facilitate these discussions.