Activists take spotlight in Glasgow

Glasgow, November 5

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Thousands of young campaigners marched through the streets of Glasgow on Friday to demand that world leaders at the UN climate conference to safeguard their future against climate change.

Inside the COP26 conference venue in Glasgow, civil society leaders were taking over discussions at the end of a week of government speeches and pledges, which included promises to phase out coal, slash emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane and reduce deforestation.

Those marching held placards with messages that reflected frustration with what Swedish activist Greta Thunberg described as “blah-blah-blah” coming from years of global climate negotiations. — Reuters