we will speak with mikaela loach . she was one of three claimants who took the u.k. to court for giving taxpayers money to oil and gas companies. stay with us. ♪♪ [music break] amy: "don't cry" by j dilla. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. climate strike. that is the cry of youth climate activists today for urge world leaders to do more to confront the climate emergency. this comes as one third of pakistan is underwater, severe drought in the horn of africa has brought somalia to the brink of famine, and puerto rico remains largely without power after a devastating hurricane. earlier this week, united nations secretary general blasted fossil fuel companies for the role in the climate emergency. >> the fossil fuel industry, hundreds of billions of dollars of profits, while household budgets shrink and our planet burns. let's tell it like it is. our world is addicted to fossil fuels. it is time for an intervention. we need to remove -- hold fossil fuel companies to account. amy: we are joined by mikaela loach, taking p