As per reports, Italy's Education Minister vised students to skip school and take part in climate protests on Friday, when many people in several nations are expected to take to  streets to protest climate change. protests are a follow up to a week ago, when millions of young people took part in a global protest inspired by 16-year-old climate change activist Greta Thunberg.

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'Consider absence justified'

Reportedly, Italian Education Minister Lorenzo Fioramonti wrote on Facebook that he has asked schools to consider absence of students who take part in global mass movement against climate change a justifiable absence.

Minister said that climate strike is important for student's future which was in danger due to environmental degration and unsustainable ecomic growth model. Italy is slated to strike on September 27 along with or nations like Nerlands, Cana, Spain, and Portugal.

Lorenzo Fioramonti is a former ecomics professor who has written several books stating how gross domestic product should t be main measure of a country's ecomic prosperity. He is a member of anti-establishment and environmental 5-Star movement who has called for new fines on plane tickets in order to increase funding for education and reduce emissions. After new government of 5-Star and centre-left Democratic Party was sworn in this month, he threatened to submit his resignation if it (government) did t agree to spend more on education.

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Recent developments

On September 23, United Nations Climate Summit came to a close even as climate protest movement which is le by Thunberg gains ground globally.  A week ago, millions of young people took part in a global protest inspired by 16-year-old climate change activist. Reportedly, Germany has anunced a climate pack of 50 billion euros or $54.93 billion for protection of climate.

Italian Prime Minister has said that his country is willing to play a leing role in transformation to a green ecomy restating his government's commitment to bring incentives against pollution generating emissions in 2020 budget. 

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(With inputs from ncies)