Australian schoolchildren to strike for climate action with support from 'climate doctors'

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Thousands of schoolchildren across Australia will be striking for climate action this Friday, with the backing of “climate doctors” who have penned a special absentee note for the occasion.

Thousands of schoolchildren across Australia will be striking for climate action this Friday, with the backing of “ climate doctors ” who have penned a special absentee note for the occasion. The interactive letter is signed by Prof David Karoly from the University of Melbourne and Dr Nick Abel from ANU.

It states the student is “unfit due to a major climate health concern”, noting their “elevated stress” and “feelings of despair” on seeing the impacts of climate change.

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