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Publish: 07 Nov 2021, 07:29 pm
Protesters Demand Climate Action in Global Rally || Photo: Collected
Tens of thousands of protesters
braved rain and wind in Glasgow Saturday as part of worldwide demonstrations
against what campaigners say is a failure of crunch UN climate talks to act
fast enough to tame global warming, reports AFP.
Dozens of events were planned
worldwide to demand cuts in fossil fuel use and immediate help for communities
already affected by climate change, particularly in poorer countries.
In Glasgow, police earlier said
they expected up to 50,000 people to parade through the streets. Organizers
later claimed more than 100,000 had turned out.
Demonstrators marched close to
the COP26 summit venue and through the centre of the Scottish city on Saturday
in a colorful protest with music and dancing.
"No more coal! No more
oil! Keep our carbon in the soil!" chanted protesters.
Some carried placards calling
for "Climate Justice" and a "Fair COP" as they made their
way to a park on the edge of the city in the afternoon.
"We need the biggest
emitters to be held responsible," Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, from the Marshall
Islands, told the crowd.
"We did nothing to
contribute to this crisis, and we should not have to pay the
consequences."
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