Climate change activists marched in Downtown Washington, D.C., blocking streets and intersections outside of the World Bank - bringing Friday morning traffic to a halt.

Protesters, which included members from the environmentalist movement Extinction Rebellion, are calling for the World Bank to divest from the coal and oil industry.

CGTN spoke with some of the protesters about the movement, what they hope to accomplish and why it is necessary for big organizations to divest from the fossil fuel industry.