Global Climate March Kicks off Climate Talks

Around the world people gathered in the streets to demand climate justice.

Kicking off the planet-wide actions were the Australians.

At least 45,000 people marched through #Sydney today sending a HUGE message to our leaders!! #peoplesclimate pic.twitter.com/yQbPy4Dm0c

— AYCC (@AYCC) November 29, 2015

In London a reported 50.000 people joined the march.

Tens of thousands march for climate action in central #London: https://t.co/dZdDaBbq2T #ClimateMarch #COP21 pic.twitter.com/p4tsccMA43

— Saulo Corona (@saulocorona) November 29, 2015

Kiev & Kyoto

Kiev on the #climatemarch, also Kyoto! (Not certain about the blue guy) pic.twitter.com/LnWwdkmn7X

— Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) November 29, 2015

Mexico city

#MarchaPorElClima México #EarthToParis #COP21 #ClimateMarch pic.twitter.com/tr18S9h3P4

— MDH CO2nsultores (@MDHCO2nsultores) November 29, 2015

Berlin

More than 10.000 supported the #ClimateMarch in #Berlin today. #COP21 has to be successful! There is no plan(et) B! pic.twitter.com/hIZJJq2Vzn

— Nora U. (@TeaCookiesMusic) November 29, 2015

Malawi

Hearing reports that #climatemarch in Malawi--hit recently by horrid floods--was really massive pic.twitter.com/VSSRypMpWH

— Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) November 29, 2015

Rio de Janeiro

#ClimateMarch in Brazil is kicking ass drumming-band! pic.twitter.com/0DcVgAYnHO

— Praxis (@enterpraxis) November 29, 2015

In Paris the Global Climate March was cancelled due to security concerns after the November 13 attacks. To express their call for climate justice, citizens placed pairs of shoes at the Place de la Republique. Emma Ruby-Sachs, Executive Director of the online campaigning organisation Avaaz, explains the symbolic action.



Both UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Pope Francis placed a pair of their shoes in solidarity.

Ban Ki-moon donated his shoes to stand in solidarity w/ people of Paris unable to join a #climatemarch today. #COP21 pic.twitter.com/38JGGTqvOj

— United Nations (@UN) November 29, 2015

But on Sunday afternoon streets around Place de la Republique became the scene of clashes between the police and protesters who insisted on marching despite the ban.

French Police Use Tear Gas at Banned #ClimateMarch Rally in #Paris 100 Arrested https://t.co/D3lN3UtwPb pic.twitter.com/n3113L5Bid

— Spiro (@o_rips) November 29, 2015