MORE than 20,000 young people, trade unionists and campaigners from across the world united in protest today as the first week of Cop26 talks in Glasgow came to an end.
High-profile environmental voices, including Greta Thunberg and Vanessa Nakate, joined local striking workers as a march travelled through the city before a rally at George Square.
Led by members of the Fridays for Future movement, the event took place as politicians at the UN climate summit heard the importance of youth empowerment amid claims of exclusion from the talks and greenwashing.
The wealth of the super-rich grows by £35 million daily while our NHS and schools collapse — that’s why thousands of us will be gathering in London demanding that the billionaires foot the bill for the many crises they have caused, writes TYRONE SCOTT
