The message is clear - the fossil fuel age is over

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rom Dhaka to Tokyo, Geneva to Jakarta, citizens around the world made their voices heard today, and their message was clear: the fossil fuel age is over.

On the eve of the Paris Climate Summit, in over 2,300 events across 175 countries, at least 570,000 people of all ages, backgrounds and beliefs took to the streets to call in unison for a fairer, cleaner, safer world.

With marches in the Americas still ongoing, the total figure is likely to grow. Some of the biggest marches so far included Melbourne with 60,000, London with 50,000, and Sydney with 45,000.

But even towns high up in the Himalayas, on low-lying islands in the Pacific, or in the Latin American rainforest saw hundreds gathering to march, dance or cycle for climate action.

In Cairns protesters took refuge from the extreme heat by protesting in a lagoon, while in many European cities protesters weathered pouring rain and strong winds to join the action. In Paris, where marches were officially banned, thousands of people found creative ways to stand up for a future powered by 100% renewables.

Read more - “People out in force, Paris under pressure to deliver.”