it's been 2 years since swedish climate activists claytor to bag went on strike from school for the 1st time to call for more action against climate change since then her activism has led to worldwide school strikes but the global current virus pandemic has kept protesters at home a 90 minute meeting with german chancellor angela merkel on thursday provided a chance to refocus attention on the climate change crisis we want people to listen to the science and act on science to act in line with science. that is all we also that's also in our demands that we should establish annual binding call them budgets based on the contest available science and then of course based on the budgets which gives us the best chance of staying below 1.5 degrees of global average temperature rise so that is that is what we are all scheme for to merck and the 3 other european activists also delivered an open letter signed by 125000 people to demand stronger environmental legislation from e.u. leaders the meeting came as temperatures continue to soar during germany's heat wave the government also confirmed tod