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From Rio to Sydney and Manila, more than 785,000 people joined the global climate march to urge leaders to act against climate change including 300,000 in New York. Around 2,300 events were registered in 175 countries.

In Paris, UNI Global Union and ITUC joined the peaceful human chain action asking for a just transition towards a low carbon economy.

UNI colleagues and affiliates joined the climate march in Geneva and shared pictures and messages holding the green placard “A safe climate is a human right #unions4climate” from Tokyo to Canada.

More than 150 Heads of States joined the climate summit in Paris on Monday 30 November in an unprecedented diplomatic effort to reach a global agreement and keep us well below a +2°C temperature increase.