Climate protesters gather in person and online for Fridays for Future
by Robyn Vinter from Environment | The Guardian on (#5FJA3)
Campaigners target Standard Chartered, urging bank to stop funding coal in emerging markets
Climate protesters from as many as 60 countries have gathered in person and online for Fridays for Future, a movement created by the Swedish activist Greta Thunberg.
Campaigners raised local issues alongside the globally co-ordinated campaign #cleanupStandardChartered, which calls on the London-headquartered Standard Chartered to divest from coal in emerging markets.
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