Hundreds of people of all ages packed downtown Rochester on Friday demanding comprehensive action on what protesters call a "climate crisis."

“We need more action by our governments in order to do more action to combat the climate crisis and do it faster,” said Hridesh Singh, a student at Brighton High School.

“There are things being done, especially in New York, but the goals are just not soon enough," Paige Zimmerman, a student at Webster Schroeder High School added. "We cannot be like partially carbon neutral by 2050, that doesn’t make any sense.”

Instead, organizers want every level of government to adopt goals to become carbon neutral by 2050.

“That includes 100 percent renewable grid, increases in efficiencies in terms of waste management as well as upgrades and going 100% electric busing and other transportation service," said Singh.

Organizers said they were happy with the city of Rochester’s climate action plan, but they want Monroe County to get on board and pass one too.

Protesters marched nearly two miles from Rochester City Hall to the Monroe County Office Building, RG&E, and finished up at the federal building on State Street. People in the crowd say it was something they had to attend.

“I have to be here. I’m so concerned about the environment – I think it’s the most important issue that the world faces at this point,” said Cash Doyle of Rochester.

“Well if I have a voice, I might as well use it and I’m just here because I believe in something and I believe in it strong enough to do something about it," Khiara Howard, a student at Webster Schroeder High School added.

A number of students from area high schools said they took part in the rally because it’s an issue that will likely impact them more than anyone else.

“It’s an issue that young people are getting involved with, obviously there’s importance to it and that we need to act on it now, not later because it’s our lives in danger, not theirs,” said Howard.

Friday’s march was the culmination of a week of climate action in Rochester and around the globe.