STUDENTS have 'gone green' to show their support for a worldwide environmental campaign.

More than 200 children at Moreton Hall in Weston Rhyn wore green clothes and brandished colourful posters in support of the global campaign for action on climate change.

After the recent youth marches in London, Moreton Hall students were keen to get behind the campaign urging the government to tackle the problem.

Olivia Murton, who led on the youth initiative at Moreton Hall with fellow student Rebecca Ho, said: “Climate change is a topic that is frequently talked about in passing and as a result of this many people often don’t fully understand or know about the damaging effects that it causes.

“What we are doing in school is part of a movement that started in August when Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old schoolgirl, held a solo protest outside Sweden’s parliament.”

Rebecca added that climate change threatened an estimated 1.2 billion jobs.

"In addition, climate change will result in an increase in natural disasters, meaning more severe storms, floods and droughts. This will not only affect our lives but the lives of wild life too,” she said.

Olivia added: “It may seem like there’s little we can do, however, it’s actually quite simple. We can ride a bike to the shops instead of driving, attempt to waste less, recycle more or repurpose and reuse old items.

"We can even do something as basic as turning off the lights when we leave the room.

“Simple steps will not only benefit our future, but the future of the planet and the future of many more generations to come.”