Academics back UK schools' climate change strikes
by Matthew Taylor from Environment | The Guardian on (#491K5)
More than 200 sign letter to the Guardian saying pupils right to be angry at inaction
More than 200 academics have voiced their support for this week's school climate strikes, in which thousands of young people are expected to take to the streets in towns and cities across the UK.
The academics, including almost 100 professors, say the "tragic and desperate facts" of the unfolding climate breakdown - and the lack of meaningful action by politicians - leave young people with little option but to take matters into their own hands.
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