Climate Activism and Protests

Crowds participating in climate strikes and demonstrations, holding banners advocating for climate justice and urgent environmental action.

School students and activists gather during a climate strike march on September 27, 2019 in The Hague,Netherlands. Activists and students joined together in The Hague against the Dutch governments lack of action in the face of the climate crisis. According to Fridays for Future Nederland, 'The current climate agreement is not enough and its not in accordance with the Urgenda verdict, demand a Dutch Green New Deal with fair and ambitious climate policy to tackle the climate crisis effectively

Fridays for Future demonstration and call for a global climate strike. Fridays for Future demands on all continents and in Germany that politicians no longer put corporate interests above human lives, Berlin, 23.09.2022

Berlin, Germany, Demonstrators protest for more climate justice in Berlin on the occasion of the Global Climate Strike, Europe

Fridays for Future demonstration and call for a global climate strike. Fridays for Future demands on all continents and in Germany that politicians no longer put corporate interests above human lives, Berlin, 23.09.2022

School students and activists gather during a climate strike march on September 27, 2019 in The Hague,Netherlands. Activists and students joined together in The Hague against the Dutch governments lack of action in the face of the climate crisis. According to Fridays for Future Nederland, 'The current climate agreement is not enough and its not in accordance with the Urgenda verdict, demand a Dutch Green New Deal with fair and ambitious climate policy to tackle the climate crisis effectively

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Washington, DC, USA, 23 August, 2021. Pictured: Hundreds of demonstrators pass through the Chinatown Gate while marching against Enbridge's Line 3 oil pipeline during a demonstration sponsored by Shut Down DC and Extinction Rebellion. The pipeline passes through treaty lands and the headwaters of the Mississippi River to carry tar sands oil from Canada. Its ecological and climate impacts over the next 50 years will be comparable to construction and operation of 50 coal-fired power plants. Credit: Allison Bailey / Alamy Live News

Berlin, Germany, Demonstrators protest for more climate justice in Berlin on the occasion of the Global Climate Strike, Europe

Demonstrators protesting the building of the Line 3 pipeline expansion demonstrate at a Wells Fargo bank, one of the banks that is loaning construction funds to Enbridge, the Canadian pipeline company building the tar sands oil pipeline. Activists say the pipeline poses a major risk of oil spills and environmental damage, and hope to pressure Wells Fargo and other banks to disengage from Endridge. May 7, 2021. Washington, DC.

Fridays for future demonstration on 24 May 2019 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

St. Paul, Minnesota. Minnesota State Capitol. Earth day protest. Protesters demand climate justice from the Walz and Biden governments.

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Climate emergency demonstration in London, 26th September 2019. The September 2019 climate strikes, (Global Week for Future), were a series of international strikes and protests to demand action be taken to address climate change. The strikes took place from 20-27 September. The protests took place across 4,500 locations in 150 countries.

Rome, national demonstration against climate change organized by Fridays For Future

Climate emergency demonstration in London, 26th September 2019. The September 2019 climate strikes, (Global Week for Future), were a series of international strikes and protests to demand action be taken to address climate change. The strikes took place from 20-27 September. The protests took place across 4,500 locations in 150 countries.

Fridays for future demonstration on 24 May 2019 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Climate emergency demonstration in London, 26th September 2019. The September 2019 climate strikes, (Global Week for Future), were a series of international strikes and protests to demand action be taken to address climate change. The strikes took place from 20-27 September. The protests took place across 4,500 locations in 150 countries.

Fridays for Future demonstration and call for a global climate strike. Fridays for Future demands on all continents and in Germany that politicians no longer put corporate interests above human lives, Berlin, 23.09.2022

Demonstrators participating in "Our City, Our Fight: Protect Migrants, Protect the Planet" protest, New York City, New York, April 19, 2025

Climate emergency demonstration in London, 26th September 2019. The September 2019 climate strikes, (Global Week for Future), were a series of international strikes and protests to demand action be taken to address climate change. The strikes took place from 20-27 September. The protests took place across 4,500 locations in 150 countries.

Berlin, Germany, Demonstrators protest for more climate justice in Berlin on the occasion of the Global Climate Strike, Europe

Fridays for future demonstration on 24 May 2019 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

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Demonstration of pupils and young people, Fridays For Future, 24 May 2019, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Participants with a large number of signs at the starting point in the Lustgarten during the #unkürzbar! Demonstration against the Berlin Senate's austerity plans, Berlin, 15.12.2024. The Senate plans to cut around 10% of Berlin's 2025 budget, including in the areas of culture, education, transport and climate protection

Hundreds of people gather in Union Square on Presidents Day 2025 to peacefully protest recent actions by U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Many display signs describing recent administration policies as an authoritarian Trump-Musk coup that benefits an oligarchy of the wealthiest people. Activists argue that many of Trump's Executive Orders overreach and sometimes vastly exceed the limits of Presidential power, and that Musk, a billionaire private citizen, now exerts extreme influence over Trump and within Federal agencies.

Demonstrators participating in "Our City, Our Fight: Protect Migrants, Protect the Planet" protest, New York City, New York, April 19, 2025

Climate strike, students with banners at the demonstration, Fridays for Future, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Students with banners at Climate Strike, Demonstration, Fridays for Future, Students for Future, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Fridays for future demonstration on 24 May 2019 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Climate activists Luisa Marie Neubauer (left) and Greta Thunberg demonstrate with thousands of students in Berlin during a Friday for Future demo for the fight against global warming, 29 March 2019

Berlin, Germany, Demonstrators protest for more climate justice in Berlin on the occasion of the Global Climate Strike, Europe

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Klimademo von Fridays for Future am 15.09.2023 in Berlin

Berlin, Germany, Demonstrators protest for more climate justice in Berlin on the occasion of the Global Climate Strike, Europe

Klimademo von Fridays for Future am 15.09.2023 in Berlin

Klimademo von Fridays for Future am 15.09.2023 in Berlin

Climate emergency demonstration in London, 26th September 2019. The September 2019 climate strikes, (Global Week for Future), were a series of international strikes and protests to demand action be taken to address climate change. The strikes took place from 20-27 September. The protests took place across 4,500 locations in 150 countries.

Enough is Enough Protest in Toronto - 05-03-2023

Royal Oak, Michigan USA, 23 April 2022, The Oakland County (Michigan) Climate Campaign holds a march and rally urging local communities to take action to fight the climate crisis and Turn Oakland County Green.

St. Paul, Minnesota. Minnesota State Capitol. Earth day protest. Protesters demand climate justice from the Walz and Biden governments.

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Climate emergency demonstration in London, 26th September 2019. The September 2019 climate strikes, (Global Week for Future), were a series of international strikes and protests to demand action be taken to address climate change. The strikes took place from 20-27 September. The protests took place across 4,500 locations in 150 countries.

Signs declaring No Consent and Shut Down Canada are proudly displayed during a protest in solidarity with the Wet'suwet'en.

Demonstrators participating in "Our City, Our Fight: Protect Migrants, Protect the Planet" protest, New York City, New York, April 19, 2025

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, March 16: March In March protest for people power, a vote of no confidence in the Liberal, Tony Abbott led government in Melbourne on March 16th 2014

Berlin, Germany, Demonstrators protest for more climate justice in Berlin on the occasion of the Global Climate Strike, Europe

Cassina De Pecchi, Non Una Di Meno Presidium against the Local Police regulation on urban decor, against prostitution and with reference to clothing, under discussion at the city council.

Detroit, Michigan USA, 2 October 2021, Women and male supporters rally and march for the right to legal abortions. It was one of hundreds of rallies across the country two days before the Supreme Court begins its new term, where it will again consider the abortion issue

Men with women wearing face mask protesting on footpath

Fridays for future demonstration on 24 May 2019 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Fridays for future demonstration on 24 May 2019 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Royal Oak, Michigan USA, 22 April 2022, The Oakland County (Michigan) Earth Day Climate March drew hundreds in suburban Detroit who urged action to fight climate change

Fridays for future demonstration on 24 May 2019 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

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Demonstrators participating in "Our City, Our Fight: Protect Migrants, Protect the Planet" protest, New York City, New York, April 19, 2025

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Participants with a large number of signs at the starting point in the Lustgarten during the #unkürzbar! Demonstration against the Berlin Senate's austerity plans, Berlin, 15.12.2024. The Senate plans to cut around 10% of Berlin's 2025 budget, including in the areas of culture, education, transport and climate protection

Participants with a large number of signs at the starting point in the Lustgarten during the #unkürzbar! Demonstration against the Berlin Senate's austerity plans, Berlin, 15.12.2024. The Senate plans to cut around 10% of Berlin's 2025 budget, including in the areas of culture, education, transport and climate protection

Climate change, protest poster and black man scream for freedom movement. Angry, crowd screaming and young people by the sea with world support for global, social and equality action at the beach

Protest demonstration against reduction of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument at the State Capital, Salt Lake City, Utah. (Editorial Use Only)

Luisa Neubauer and Greta Thunberg at the head of the Fridays For Future Demonstration in Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Fridays for Future demonstration and call for a global climate strike. Fridays for Future demands on all continents and in Germany that politicians no longer put corporate interests above human lives, Berlin, 23.09.2022

Climate emergency demonstration in London, 26th September 2019. The September 2019 climate strikes, (Global Week for Future), were a series of international strikes and protests to demand action be taken to address climate change. The strikes took place from 20-27 September. The protests took place across 4,500 locations in 150 countries.

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Berlin, Germany, Demonstrators protest for more climate justice in Berlin on the occasion of the Global Climate Strike, Europe

Milan, national demonstration against climate change organized by Fridays For Future

St. Paul, Minnesota. Minnesota State Capitol. Earth day protest. Protesters demand climate justice from the Walz and Biden governments.

Klimademo von Fridays for Future am 15.09.2023 in Berlin

Numerous people gathered at the Opernplatz in Frankfurt am Main in front of the Alte Oper on 15.09.2023. With more than 200 demonstrations and rallies all over Germany, the climate protection movement Fridays for Future wants to demonstrate for the 1, 5 degree target as well as for a faster phase-out of coal, oil and gas within the framework of the global climate strike under the motto We have no choice., Opernplatz, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

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Climate emergency demonstration in London, 26th September 2019. The September 2019 climate strikes, (Global Week for Future), were a series of international strikes and protests to demand action be taken to address climate change. The strikes took place from 20-27 September. The protests took place across 4,500 locations in 150 countries.

Klimademo von Fridays for Future am 15.09.2023 in Berlin

Environmentalists, farmers and consumers protesting with the slogan "We're fed up! For a different agricultural policy", demonstration for fair milk prices, against genetic engineering in agriculture and factory farming, Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Europe

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Demonstration Fridays for future in Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Klimademo von Fridays for Future am 15.09.2023 in Berlin

Heidelberg, Germany, 24th September 2021: Protest sign saying `'There is no Planet B' at Global Climate Strike demonstration, Europe

Berlin, Germany, Demonstrators protest for more climate justice in Berlin on the occasion of the Global Climate Strike, Europe

Demonstrators participating in "Our City, Our Fight: Protect Migrants, Protect the Planet" protest, New York City, New York, April 19, 2025

Heidelberg, Germany, October 2019: Round protest sign with polar bear on melting ice saying ' Not cool' held up by young people during Fridays for future strike for climate, Europe

Extinction Rebellion climate change protesters protest peacefully, by occcupying Waterloo Bridge, in London. April 20th 2019

Battle Creek, Michigan USA, 17 December 2021, Senator Bernie Sanders joins a rally of Kellogg workers, who have been on strike against the cereal maker since early October. The rally came just after a tentative agreement to settle the strike had been announced, though workers voted down what they said was an inadequate agreement a few weeks earlier

Milan, national demonstration against climate change organized by Fridays For Future

Heidelberg, Germany, 20th September 2019: Demonstration during Global Climate Strike with cardboard protest sign, Europe

Climate emergency demonstration in London, 26th September 2019. The September 2019 climate strikes, (Global Week for Future), were a series of international strikes and protests to demand action be taken to address climate change. The strikes took place from 20-27 September. The protests took place across 4,500 locations in 150 countries.

Climate emergency demonstration in London, 26th September 2019. The September 2019 climate strikes, (Global Week for Future), were a series of international strikes and protests to demand action be taken to address climate change. The strikes took place from 20-27 September. The protests took place across 4,500 locations in 150 countries.

Heidelberg, Germany, September 2019: Protest sign cardboard saying Make love not CO2 during Fridays for Future strike for the climate, Europe

Placards carried by protesters participating in the Extinction Rebellion climate strike in Truro City City in Cornwall.

First Nation Canadians protests against destruction and pollution of tar sands industry, FortAMcMurray, Alberta, Canada

Demonstration at the climate talks in Copenhagen, 2009.

Demonstration Fridays for future in Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Washington, DC, USA, 7 May 2021. Pictured: Demonstrators carry a black snake symbolizing the Line 3 oil pipeline during a protest against Wells Fargo demanding that bank stop financing the oil pipelines construction. Line 3 will carry oil originating in the tar sands of Canada. Credit: Allison C Bailey / Alamy Live News

Group of People on the Street in climate Change Protest.

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Joint strike by Fridays for Future and local transport workers from the ver.di trade union, in Berlin, 1 March 2024

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