Tens of thousands of people are marching through Glasgow as part of the biggest COP26 protest yet COP26BBC
People taking part in the "Global Day of Action for Climate Justice" started marching from Kelvingrove Park in the west of the city at about midday along a pre-agreed three-mile route to Glasgow Green via George Square.
Charlie Gardner, an associate senior lecturer at Durell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, said scientists could not "rely on our leaders to save us anymore" and had a "moral duty to act".: "Over 15,000 scientists declared that we're in a climate emergency, but most aren't acting as if it's an emergency.
Police Scotland said the bridge was closed to pedestrians and vehicles because of the protest and officers were "engaging with the protesters".Despite the grim weather there is a carnival atmosphere at the start of the march, with one group playing drums to entertain the crowd.
But there is still a significant gap between the measures countries have committed to and what is needed to avoid more than 1.5C of warming, beyond which the worst floods, droughts, storms and rising seas of climate change will be felt.
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