Protesters will repeat their calls to end the use of fossil fuels when they march through the Scottish Parliament later this month, as world leaders gather in Egypt for the latest round of climate talks.
The president and prime minister will fly to Sharm el-Sheikh later this month as part of Cop27 – the next in a series of talks aimed at halting climate change following last year’s Glasgow summit – 12 November , protesters will march through Edinburgh.
Mary Church, campaign leader for Friends of the Earth Scotland, said the “climate crisis requires action on a global scale” and that “governments and business are adding fuel to the fire in pursuit of more fossil fuels and fanciful technological solutions. Only will delay action and fill the pockets of the rich.”
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“We are working hard to find real solutions to stop climate collapse and improve the lives of ordinary people, ending fossil fuels and transitioning justly to safe, affordable renewable energy,” she said.
“We see the suffering of climate-affected people around the world, and we stand with them, especially with the Egyptian people who have been denied their human rights by a brutal regime.”
The protest will start at St Andrew’s Square at noon, then pass HSBC and Santander on Hanover Street, follow Market Street to the UK government offices at Sibbald Walk, and end outside the Scottish Parliament at the bottom of the Royal Mile.
Protesters said the march, which is part of the Global Day of Action, will also feature members of Extinction Rebellion, and the group said its activists will stress the need for compensation for those who have lost their homes and livelihoods to climate change.
“None of us will be immune from the climate crisis, but there is horrific injustice and injustice in this disaster,” said the group’s Joan Follhand.
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The campaigner added: “It is fair to pay damages and damages to those who will suffer the most from this crisis, through no fault of their own.”
Several other organisations will also join the march, including Global Justice Now, Tipping Point and the Edinburgh Climate Alliance.
Luke Henderson, the league’s coordinator, said all concerned surroundingsIt needs to be “shown to the world by joining this mass mobilization”.
“It is clear that our government will not act urgently enough to reduce emissions from climate change, so we the people should push them to act,” he said.
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Dan Barker is a reporter for PA Scotland.
