Schoolchildren around the United Kingdom have been displaying home-made placards during the Youth Strike 4 Climate action.
The protests, which took place in London and Belfast among other locations, saw students demand the Government declare a climate emergency and take active steps to tackle the problem.
Their message was largely conveyed via placards and signs – here are 12 of the most powerful from the thousands of protesters who took part.
1. Are you fracking kidding me?!
(Ben Birchall/PA)
2. I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues
(Ben Birchall/PA)
3. Can we fix it? Yes we can
(Ben Birchall/PA)
4. No planet B
(@aliceplayingout)
5. Sea levels are rising, so are we
Parliament Square in Westminster, London">(Stefan Rousseau/PA)
6. We are the first generation to feel the effects of climate change and we are the last that can do anything about it!
(Stefan Rousseau/PA)
7. We can’t drink oil, we can’t breathe money
(Stefan Rousseau/PA)
8. Sorry I can’t tidy my bedroom, I have to save the planet
(David Young/PA)
9. Global warming. Oh no
(@Lydia_Guthrie)
10. Learn to change or learn to swim
Downing Street during a climate change protest on in Westminster, London">(Nick Ansell/PA)
11. You say you love your children but you are destroying their future
(Danny Lawson/PA)
12. Respect existence or expect resistance
(Nick Ansell/PA)
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