Tens of thousands of protesters have defied rain and wind in Glasgow as part of a day of worldwide climate demonstrations across the world. COP26Glasgow
A pre-COP26 estimate from the UN that said national climate plans, when brought together, put Earth on course to warm 2.7C this century.
And a major assessment last week showed global CO2 emissions were set to rebound in 2021 to pre-pandemic levels.Earlier in Australia, demonstrators dressed as lumps of coal and Prime Minister Scott Morrison.About 1,000 people gathered in London outside the Bank of England with placards reading "Less talk more action" and "No More COP outs"."Because I really like the planet we live on and I want it to be, you know, able to keep it okay to live on," he said.
"Thousands of us are marching right across the world today to demand immediate and serious action," said activist Mikaela Loach.
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