Students on strike: Crowds turn out for climate march in Sussex

Thousands of schoolchildren and university students across the country have downed tools to march over climate change today (February 15).
Youth Strike 4 Climate march in Brighton (Photograph: Eddie Mitchell)Youth Strike 4 Climate march in Brighton (Photograph: Eddie Mitchell)
Youth Strike 4 Climate march in Brighton (Photograph: Eddie Mitchell)

This was the scene in Brighton where hundreds turned out for the protest.

The Youth Strike 4 Climate march in Brighton is part of a coordinated day of national action by young people across the UK.

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Youth Strike 4 Climate march in Brighton (Photograph: Eddie Mitchell)Youth Strike 4 Climate march in Brighton (Photograph: Eddie Mitchell)
Youth Strike 4 Climate march in Brighton (Photograph: Eddie Mitchell)

Students from local schools and universities gathered at the Clock Tower ahead of a march through the city this morning.

They want the Government to declare a climate emergency, the ‘ecological crisis’ included in the National Curriculum, and for the voting age be lowered to 16.