Protesters descended on COP26 host Glasgow as part of what organizers said would be a coordinated global demonstration pushing for more action from governments to curb global warming
GLASGOW—Protesters in the thousands marched through Glasgow, host of a United Nations, part of what organizers said would be a coordinated global demonstration pushing for more action from governments to curb global warming.
Police had blocked off swaths of the city, with organizers originally expecting tens of thousands in a city with a population of about 600,000. Poor weather, though, lowered expectations, with one organizer forecasting a crowd of 20,000.
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