PARIS — More than 18,000 people marched Saturday in
Paris as part of an international mobilization to show popular support
for urgent measures to combat climate change in advance of a San
Francisco summit.
Crowds overflowed a plaza in
front of City Hall before marching east to the Place de la Republique,
carrying an urgent message that it’s up to the public to put global
warming at the top of the political agenda.
“Planet in Danger,” read some banners.
Activists
around the world encouraged “Rise for Climate” protests before the
summit taking place Sept.12-Sept. 14. California’s governor proposed the
event after President Donald Trump vowed to pull the U.S. out of a
landmark 2015 climate accord.
The international
agreement was negotiated in France, and the French capital’s march was
more successful than ones held Saturday in other French cities or
elsewhere in Europe.
Environmental groups said the organized hundreds of events around the globe Saturday to highlight the issue.
Thousands
of people took to the streets of San Francisco, marching about 2 miles
(3.2 kilometers) from the city’s piers to City Hall. Demonstrators
banged drums, sang and hoisted signs that said “Rise for climate
justice” and “Not a penny more for dirty energy.” They called for
politicians to spearhead a transition to 100 percent renewable energy.
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