Students strike for change

Nationally and locally students have been protesting about climate change and how very little is done to combat it.

These students are striking from school to raise awareness of the issue, hoping to make a positive impact and spark change.

Recently Lincoln students from Lincoln Christ's Hospital School held a strike in protest of climate change along the High Street.

They stood out in the street with posters depicting their worries of global warming, talking to the public who had questions.

Students striking from Christ's Church Hospital School for climate change, by Sophie Bell.

The students feel that the issue of climate change is more important and pressing than their education.

The signs read “We are the future”, “12 years left”, “Why go to school when the most educated aren’t even listened to?”

18-year-old student Reef Stevens said: “We are protesting for change. Trying to get people to listen to the scientists, evidence and damage.

“The government needs to acknowledge what is going on there is very little being done about this massive issue that is going to affect everyone.”

Another student, 17-year-old Tyler Archer said: “There is so much evidence of climate change and records are broken every month for the coldest and hottest weather.

“There is just so much overwhelming evidence and the politicians are not doing anything about it.”

14-year-old student Charlotte Derkard added: “Climate change is an important issue that we are actually out of school protesting; rather than revising for our GCSEs as we feel we need to do something before it is too late.”

A larger strike is to take place by the school on March 15, along with students from all around the world.

This protest followed government debate set out to discuss climate change issues which was inspired by the national school strike.

The strike on February 15, had thousands of students take part. However only a handful of MPs turned up for the debate to discuss this dilemma.

Layla Moran, Liberal democrat MP for Oxford West and Abingdon said climate change had not been debated in the main chamber of the House of Commons for two years.

How did the student strikes start?