Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg protests in front of the Swedish Parliament in Stockholm, Sweden September 25, 2020. — TT News Agency/Janerik Henriksson pic via Reuters
Demonstrations were planned in more than 3,100 locations, with Australia, Japan and Fiji among the first to kick off — though with pandemic-related curbs limiting the size of gatherings, much of the action shifted online. Mitzi Jonelle Tan, a 22-year-old Fridays for Future activist in the Philippines, said her government was failing to protect people from both the climate and Covid-19 crises.