Canberra school students will join protesters from across the country on Friday in the first School Strike 4 Climate demonstrations since the coronavirus outbreak.
Young people in more than 30 capital cities and regional locations will voice their opposition to Prime Minister Scott Morrison's gas-led recovery proposal.
In the ACT, students will meet in Glebe Park from 11am to lend their support to investment in renewables as an alternative.
Canberra teenager Rosie Brady will lead other young activists and their supporters calling for "clean renewable energy, secure jobs, and first nations solutions to protect country."
Parents and grandparents are expected to join students at several locations, including Canberra, to oppose the recent investment in the gas industry.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced last week more than $58 million would go to gas projects, while an additional $600 was saved for a gas-fired power station in the Hunter region.
National director of Australian Parents for Climate Action Suzie Brown said the children were not alone in having had "a gutful of Scott Morrison's climate inaction".
Part of a 14,000 strong group, Canberra mums and dads will join the young activist in the hope of putting climate change on the agenda.
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"We want anyone standing for election to know they must address this number one threat to our kids if they hope to represent us in parliament," Ms Brown said.
"Especially when solutions like affordable and clean renewable energy are readily available, and will benefit the economy."
The first event since the coronavirus outbreak is expected to draw bigger crowds than the most recent demonstrations in September last year, with social-distancing requirements hampering efforts.
The 2020 gathering of around 70 Canberra students was far more subdued than the previous year's global day of action, which saw about 15,000 Canberrans attend a protest at Glebe Park.
