Climate protesters around the world are calling for an end to fossil fuels as Earth heats up

Climate activists gather to participate for Climate Justice March demanding an end to fossil fuels in Lalitpur, Nepal, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. - AP

From Europe to Africa to South-East Asia, tens of thousands of climate activists launched protests Friday to call for an end to the burning of planet-warming fossil fuels as the globe suffers dramatic weather extremes and record-breaking heat, with plans to continue through the weekend.

The protests - driven by several mostly youth-led, local and global climate groups and organizations, including Greta Thunberg's Fridays for Future movement - were taking place in dozens of countries and hundreds of cities worldwide.