Greta Thunberg plans to join North Carolina climate strike

Climate activist Greta Thunberg, second from left, holding a sign, poses photos with other activists during a student-led climate change march in Los Angeles on Friday, Nov. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

By The Associated Press

Posted November 7, 2019 8:29 am.

Last Updated November 7, 2019 10:49 am.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Sixteen-year-old environmental activist Greta Thunberg says she plans to attend a youth-lead climate rally in North Carolina this week.

Thunberg tweeted Wednesday that she will join the strike Friday at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center. Thunberg gained international attention for a speech at the United Nations Climate Action Summit in September.

News outlets report the protest Friday is being organized by the student-led N.C. Climate Strike movement. Hundreds of people attended a rally the group hosted in September, the same day millions of people around the world skipped school and work to urge government action on climate change.

The Associated Press



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