23/09/14
People’s Climate March around the world
London. Around 40,000 people gathered by the river Thames, to march towards the symbolic destination of the Houses of Parliament.
Lou Del Bello
London. While setting out to attract the attention of the national government, marchers did not forget international issues such as environmental conservation.
Lou Del Bello
London. As petrol-fuelled cars swept along the busy embankment of the Thames as usual, demonstrators on foot were asking governments to move away from fossil fuels.
Lou Del Bello
Sao Paulo. A green heart was the symbol of the Peoples Climate March in Brazil’s biggest city, which has a population of more than 11 million.
Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade
Sao Paulo. Despite the city’s huge size, the march there was not among the day’s biggest demonstrations. The march may not have been massive, but reports on the ground said that it was certainly buzzing with excitement.
Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade
Sao Paulo. And of course, in the land of the world’s most famous carnival, fancy costume was a matter of etiquette.
Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade
New Delhi. Peaceful marchers, some equipped with umbrellas, streamed into India’s capital. Climate change brings with it erratic weather, so you never know…
Soumya Dutta
New Delhi. Gaily-coloured shirts and youthful faces were the order of the day.
Soumya Dutta
New Delhi. A giant tiger mingles with the crowds.
Soumya Dutta
Lima. A modest group of around 500 people, including a special delegation of children with their parents and grandparents, met in Lima’s Miraflores Central Park. The atmosphere was festive and even the policemen guarding the area put on ‘let’s save the planet’ badges.
Zoraida Portillo
Lima. Before setting off on their march all participants signed a petition to the authorities asking for a binding climate agreement and policies to promote the use of clean energies.
Zoraida Portillo
Cairo. The Egyptian capital voiced people’s concerns over polluting coal through art. The performance took place in the courtyard of an old building in downtown Cairo and covered an area of 12 square meters.
Mosaab Shahrour / Egyptians Against Coal
Cairo. For this performance, 21 volunteers from the Egyptians Against Coal association danced while holding flash lights of different colours. Their movements formed the shape of the sun, with a wind-turbine motif at its centre. With their torches, they expressed a vision of Egypt’s future built on sustainable energy.
Sarah Rifaat / Egyptians Against Coal
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On September 21, the biggest climate change demonstration ever recorded took place in 166 countries, with 2,208 individual events in different cities. The main rally took place in New York, United States, with more than 400,000 people gathering in the streets to make their voice heard by policymakers gathering for the UN climate summit taking place today.
But tens of thousands marched in other cities too, speaking with one voice across the five continents. Here we present photos from the demonstrations that took place in three of our regions, and in London, where SciDev.Net’s global edition has its headquarters.