As torrential rains blew down on windy Glasgow on Saturday morning, tens of thousands of protestors braved the weather as part of worldwide demonstrations against what they say is a failure to convert UN climate talks into action.
A snapshot of the youth climate protest in Glasgow #COP26 pic.twitter.com/OyBgO3PSb6
— Alexandre Lillo (@Lillaw) November 5, 2021
Several rallies, awareness marches and climate events took place in Australia, France, South Korea and Kenya to mark the Global Day for Climate Justice, while as many as 250,000 people marched in Glasgow alone.
Sydney #COP26 #ClimateAction march pic.twitter.com/OIguqwTsMi
— Peter Boyle (@peter_b1953) November 6, 2021
Glasgow is currently hosting delegates from nearly 200 countries for a crucial UN climate summit, tasked with figuring out how to meet the Paris Agreement goals of limiting global temperature rises to 1.5°C-2°C.
While many countries upgraded their existing pledges and spoke of deals to phase out fossil fuels, protestors maintain that several thorny issues remain.
During Friday’s youth march in Glasgow, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg said the summit had gone nowhere near far enough.
Today hundreds of thousands all over the world marched for the climate, sending a clear signal to people in power at #COP26 to protect people and planet. Our so-called “leaders” aren’t leading – THIS is what leadership looks like! #UprootTheSystem
?: Glasgow, Oliver Kornblihtt pic.twitter.com/v9zbicTGcb— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) November 6, 2021
With just 1.1°C of warming so far, many across the world are already facing the emerging consequences of climate change, such as extreme fire drought seasons, displacements and economic ruin.
Additionally, a major assessment last week showed global CO2 emissions were set to rebound to pre-pandemic levels in 2021.
With the COP26 negotiations on hold on Sunday, activists are mounting pressure on world leaders to flesh out how their Paris deal pledges will work in practice.
“We’re clear that warm words are not good enough — and that the next week of talks must see a serious ramping up of concrete plans,” activist Mikaela Loach said during Saturday’s march.
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