Fridays for Future climate protests held worldwide

A weekend of climate rallies started in several cities worldwide. Fridays for Future protesters are calling for an end to the use of fossil fuels.

Tens of thousands of climate activistsbegan protests all over the world on Friday and are set to continue demonstrations over the weekend in yet another attempt to raise climate awareness amid dramatic extreme weather events and months of record-breaking heat.

The strike calls for an end to the use of planet-warming fossil fuels. It was called for by local and global climate groups, including Greta Thunberg's Fridays for Future movement. Thunberg started the movement in 2018, dubbing the protests Fridays for Future. They have been held several times since.

The protests are planned in dozens of countries and hundreds of cities worldwide.

Protesters strike in Berlin, Sweden, Philippines

Some protests were also held in Germany, with plans for action in around 250 locations, including at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate.

Activists in Quezon City in the Philippines lay in front of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources on Friday, holding signs calling for the phasing out of fossil fuels.

In Jakarta, Indonesia, protesters held similar signs while police officers looked on.

Climate activists also gathered outside Parliament in the Swedish capital, close to the Royal Palace, where King Carl XVI Gustaf was celebrating his 50th anniversary on the throne. Protesters chanted about climate justice, reports DW.