Thousands march in Glasgow over climate change action
Thousands of protesters have taken part in what is believed to be Scotland’s largest ever protest in support of action on climate change.
The event, called The Wave, urged world leaders to agree a legally-binding deal at the United Nations climate change summit in Copenhagen next week.
The Wave was organised in Glasgow by Stop Climate Chaos Scotland, a coalition of more than 60 development, faith and environment organisations.
The organisers said 8,000 people took part in the protest. Strathclyde Police put the total number of people to have taken part at about 7,000.
An ecumenical church service was held before the march in St Leo the Great Roman Catholic Church in Beech Avenue, Glasgow.
It was attended by the Right Reverend Bill Hewitt, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Cardinal Keith O’Brien, leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland and the Most Reverend David Chillingworth, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church.
Mr Hewitt said: “We need to be sure that the negotiators gathered in Copenhagen are aware of our support and our belief in the importance of their task.”
Cardinal O’Brien added: “People from all faiths and none will suffer the effects of catastrophic climate change if world leaders fail to deal with the problem.”
• Full story at BBC Scotland.
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