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London marchers urge world leaders to act on climate chaos
Thousands take to the streets ahead of the UN’s climate change summit

World leaders were put on the spot yesterday when hundreds of thousands demanded more investment in environmentally friendly technologies to stop climate change.

Across the world, people came out ahead of the UN’s climate change summit, which starts tomorrow in New York.

In central London about 7,000 marched on Parliament calling for cleaner energy and a stop to “green cuts.”

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