With big rallies cancelled, young climate activists are adapting election tactics

Phone banks, social media and friend-to-friend campaigning are the new focus ahead of this year's US elections

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For young climate activists in the US, staying home because of the pandemic does not mean staying silent, with plans gathering pace across the country to make their voices heard in November's elections.

It has been nearly a year since an estimated 6 million people across the world joined the youth-led global climate strikes on 20 September.