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Photos show huge protests around the world, where hundreds of thousands are striking to demand action on climate change

Millions of people are expected to walk out of school and work on Friday, kicking off a week of protests calling for action to combat climate change.

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  • The so-called global climate strike is part of a movement led by 16-year-old activist Greta Thunberg that has already seen a year of children leaving school to protest. Friday's protests invite adults to join.
  • Hundreds of thousands of people have taken part in Australia, Thailand, Bangladesh, and are due to continue around the world.

Millions of people around the world are expected to walk out of school and work on Friday, as part of the global climate strike inspired by 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg.

It is the first of several planned events ahead of and during the United Nations Climate Action Summit next week.

The strikes started in Australia on Friday morning, where School Strike 4 Climate , the organizers of the event, say over 300,000 people took part across the country. They are spreading across the planet over the course of today.

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"This is basically the only way to have our voice heard," Nishtha Sharma, 17, of Melbourne, Australia told Business Insider.

Here's a look at some of the protests:

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It was tweeted by Kym Chapple, a politician for Australia's Greens Party.

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The students reject the common criticism that they should be in school.

Danielle Porepilliasana, a high school student in Sydney, said: "World leaders from everywhere are telling us that students need to be at school doing work. I'd like to see them at their parliaments doing their jobs for once."

Source: Reuters

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The top 10 carbon emitters in the country also took questions from schoolchildren on Friday.

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"I'm worried about the animals," 9-year-old Maeve, from Melbourne, told Business Insider.

"I'm worried about the ice melting which isn't very good."

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The Solomon Islands, located in the Pacific, are already experiencing the effects of rising sea levels, flooding, and erosion. Communities have had to relocate on these low-lying islands, and several reef islands have been lost to the sea.

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400 protests have been announced across Germany along.

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