Alexandria realized that her actions alone were not enough, so she started tweeting about climate change. She reached out to protesters around the world, and she coordinated with two other American teens, Haven Coleman and Isra Hirsi. Together, they inspired kids in nearly every state to become involved.
On March 15, more than a million kids around the world protested, including thousands of American students. They left school to march in the streets and demand that world leaders act now. They hope that governments will cut the use of fossil fuels in half by 2030.
Alexandria is thrilled that so many young people care about climate change, but she’s not satisfied with the school strike. “It wasn’t a success, because no laws were changed,” she says.
Some countries are trying to make changes. France wants to ban the use of coal after 2022. But even so, fossil fuel use is still increasing around the world.
Until it stops, the climate protesters will keep drawing attention to the problem. “Climate change will affect my generation the most,” says Alexandria. “We’re going to force leaders to take action.”