Global Climate Strike

As many as four million people marched in support of immediate climate action. Hundreds of events were planned to take place ahead of the United Nations summit.

The Climate Action Summit will showcase new initiatives by government, business and civil society to increase their commitments achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement and work toward reducing emissions to essentially zero by mid-century.

Update (September 23):  Climate activists blocked traffic in Washington, D.C.

Update (October 6):  Tom Engelhardt saw signs of optimism in New York City.

Also, a dramatic depiction of warming within my lifetime (a mean of nearly 1 degree Celsius).

And Extinction Rebellion plans renewed civil disobedience.

Update (October 9):  A feedback loop is growing in the East Siberian Sea.

Russian scientists in the Arctic Ocean said they have discovered the most powerful methane gas fountain ever recorded.

The concentration of methane in the air there was up to 16 parts per million, more than nine times higher than the atmospheric average.

Update (October 15):  Mike Miller considers what it takes to move from protest to power.

Update (October 16):  Robert Hunziker considers what Extinction Rebellion has accomplished so far.