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Climate change protestors make their voices heard outside Tynwald

A climate change protester has called upon government to invest heavily in green initiatives, as a matter of urgency:

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That was one of more than 100 activists gathered outside Tynwald yesterday, to demonstrate about the climate emergency.

The Student Climate Network and Climate Change Coalition coordinated the activism, as part of a global awareness campaign which runs until next Sunday.

Daphne Caine MHK called it "the biggest protest we've seen here".

And press from overseas reported that millions of young people took to the streets at the same time worldwide, ahead of a UN climate action summit in New York next week.