Business & Policy Environmental Policy Young People Take to the Streets Around the World in the #Strike4climate By Lloyd Alter Design Editor University of Toronto Lloyd Alter is Design Editor for Treehugger and teaches Sustainable Design at Ryerson University in Toronto. our editorial process Facebook Facebook Twitter Twitter Lloyd Alter Updated March 16, 2019 ©. CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP/Getty Images/ March 15 in Paris Share Twitter Pinterest Email Business & Policy Corporate Responsibility Environmental Policy Economics Food Issues And wow, these scenes from around the world are just amazing. We recently wrote Get ready for a serious wave of climate activism as students take to the streets. Today, March 15, it is happening, and politicians eating hamburgers in Washington or hanging out with the yellow vests in Canada should have a close look, because it's big and it's coming your way. It's as real as climate change. Turn down your sound; this is loud. We will be adding to this all day. UPDATE 2: I have been criticized for ignoring Australia. I would never ignore Australia. UPDATE 2:10 PM EDT: climate strike wave hits North America. Montreal St. Paul London Brussels © OSCAR DEL POZO/AFP/Getty Images/ Madrid March 15 Dublin Stockholm Heidelburg © THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/Getty Images/ Paris March 15 Capetown Verona Rome Venice © HENRIK MONTGOMERY/AFP/Getty Images/ Greta Thunberg in Stockholm, March 15 Berlin Vienna Torino (I think) Helsinki Wellington Boston New York City Toronto (sigh)