Belgian kids march against climate change – why don't ours, ask Dutch

Some put lack of action down to fundamental differences between the two countries

It started with a solo protest outside Sweden's parliament by 16-year-old Greta Thunberg and has snowballed across the globe.

Schoolchildren demanding action on climate change have played truant and taken to the streets in Australia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland and, in their greatest numbers, in Belgium, where 35,000 made their voices heard in Brussels a week ago and a further 12,500 marched on Thursday.