Thousands protest in Glasgow and around the world for action against climate change

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Climate activists march in Sydney during a COP26 protest on Saturday that was one of several demonstrations held around the world.

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Among those coming together for change were Indigenous activists and young people from Brazil and Ecuador, as seen in photos shared via Twitter. Many young people from the global south were in Glasgow on Saturday. Despite low emissions from those areas, they are among those hit hardest by the effects of climate change, Langfitt noted.

Glasgow is the host city of the United Nations COP26 summit, which started Oct. 31. The gathering has drawn more than 100 world leaders for talks that are slated to last for another week.

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Protesters attend the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice march Saturday in Glasgow, Scotland, where the COP26 conference is being held.

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«If we are to limit global warming and keep the goal of 1.5C alive, then the world needs to use land sustainably and put protection and restoration of nature at the heart of all we do,» Alok Sharma, COP26 president, said in a statement Saturday.

But some are concerned that not enough action is taking place at the summit, and many young activists feel that their concerns are not being taken seriously. During a rally in Glasgow on Saturday, famed activist Greta Thunberg called out world leaders for slow-walking progress.

«It is not a secret that COP26 is a failure,» she said. «It should be obvious that we cannot solve a crisis with the same methods that got us into it in the first place, and more and more people are starting to realize this and many are starting to ask themselves, ‘What will it take for the people in power to wake up?’ «

She described the conference as a «PR event» and a «global greenwash festival,» during which leaders can say all the right things without their governments actually taking action.

«We need immediate drastic annual emission cuts unlike anything the world has ever seen,» she said.

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