Climate protesters throng New York, demand end to fossil fuels

People rally to end fossil fuels ahead of the 78th United Nations General Assembly and Climate Ambition Summit in New York on September 17, 2023. AFPPIX: Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of New York on Sunday, calling for increased action against climate change ahead of the opening of the UN General Assembly.

“We are here to demand that the administration declare a climate emergency,“ said Analilia Mejia, director of the activist group Center for Popular Democracy.A UN climate report released this month named 2025 as the deadline for global greenhouse gas emissions to peak -- followed by a sharp drop thereafter -- if humanity is to cap global warming in line with Paris Agreement targets.

Mejia, 46, pointed to recent extreme weather events -- from fires in Canada, Hawaii and Greece to flooding in Libya -- as demonstrating the seriousness of the “existential crisis” posed by climate change. California filed a lawsuit Friday against five global oil majors, alleging the firms caused billions of dollars in damages and misled the public by minimizing the risks from fossil fuels.

Source: Energy Industry News (energyindustrynews.net)

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