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A wave of global climate change demonstrations has kicked off in Melbourne and the message from the
crowd of about 30,000 is clear - it's time for action.
The flagship People's Climate March is among the first of more than 2,500 which will take place around the globe in the next 14 hours, ahead of a UN summit on climate change in New York next week.World leaders will meet on Tuesday where Foreign...
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About 1000 protesters joined together in a central Sydney park, forming a human sign saying 'beyond coal and
gas' to spell out their demand to state and federal governments.
"Coal, don't dig it, leave it in the ground it's time to get with it," the crowd chanted.Jean and Tom Hay were out in the Sunday afternoon sunshine at Glebes's Bicentennial Park campaigning for greater use of renewable energy, particularly solar...
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12:08 PM About 100 peaceful protesters are chanting "100 per cent clean energy" outside the G20 finance ministers' meeting in Cairns. The People's Climate March gathered outside the local casino on Sunday morning before marching to the convention centre where finance ministers and central bankers from the world's richest nations are meeting. Supporters are holding green heart shaped signs and other banners saying "be the change" and "trees and bees". Sitting on the grass outside the convention centre, they applauded a protest leader when she yelled: "We are asking you today to govern for the billions and not the billionaires. "Don't tell us we can't afford clean energy. We can't afford not to have clean energy." The group is calling for Australia to have 100 per cent clean energy by 2050. They also want world leaders to crack down on corporate tax evasion. There is a large police presence at the protest. An extra 800 officers, who have additional powers, are patrolling Cairns during the two-day finance meeting which wraps up on Sunday afternoon. Sunday's protest in Cairns is the first of a series of rallies being held around Australia and the world ahead of a United Nations forum on climate change in New York on Tuesday. The protesters yelled "shame" when another leader said Prime Minister Tony Abbott wouldn't be attending that meeting. Mr Abbott will arrive in New York on Wednesday for a UN Security Council meeting convened by US President Barack Obama and to address the UN General Assembly. Around the country, Australians marched in similar protests. |
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8:02 AM  Indian protestors take part in the People's Climate March (Getty) Carrying placards reading "I want to save forests" and "Coal kills", demonstrators in colourful tiger costumes danced and shouted slogans to the beat of the drums. Rally organiser, Chaitanya says unless immediate steps on global warming are taken .. natural calamities will continue to take place. "Climate change is a very very serious issue, the science is out, there is no more debate unless India takes immediate action on climate change then more and more floods like Jammu and Kashmir, more and more cyclones, more and more farmer suicides are going to take place and that is a fact," said Chaitanya.  Participants hold placards and posters and shout slogans as they take part in the People's Climate March to draw attention towards the issue of climate change. (Getty) In Turkey, people also took to the streets.  Protestor hold placards and shout slogans during the People's Climate March in Istanbul (Getty)  A girl holds a placard and blows a whistle during the People's Climate March in Istanbul, Turkey (Getty) |