"Australia's Greta Thunberg" steps up climate change activism


  • World
  • Tuesday, 01 Jun 2021

Izzy Raj-Seppings, a 14-year-old student and climate activist, participates in a "School Strike 4 Climate" rally to demand action on climate change, in Sydney, Australia, May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Leading thousands of protest marchers through central Sydney and joining a landmark class action lawsuit aren’t the usual activities for most 14-year-olds.

But Australian student Izzy Raj-Seppings has abandoned more frivolous extracurricular activities in favour of stepping up pressure on the country's leadership to battle climate change.

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