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Thousands March in Berlin Climate Rally

VOA News

   Thousands of mostly young people gathered Friday in Berlin to demand
   more action on climate change, part of a global day of action for the
   environment.

   Defying gray skies, the participants, many on bicycles, brought
   placards and banners to a rally near the iconic Brandenburg Gate. Most
   wore face masks as a COVID-19 precaution. COVID-19 is the disease
   caused by the coronavirus.

   Germany is a focal point for the demonstrations in Europe because it
   holds the six-month rotating presidency of the European Union, which
   together with Britain accounts for 22 percent of all greenhouse gas
   emissions caused by humans.

   The climate has made headlines around the world recently, from melting
   Arctic ice to record Siberian heat to wildfires in California and
   elsewhere.

   German climate activist Luisa Neubauer told the crowd, "We're here
   because we know that climate justice is possible as long as we keep
   fighting for it. That's why we're here today."

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