By MARK DUELL FOR MAILONLINE
Forty thousand campaigners were marching in London today to demand urgent action on climate change.
Celebrities including actress Emma Thompson and musician Peter Gabriel are joining campaigners and British flood victims at the march and rally.
It is one of 2,000 events taking place in 150 countries around the world ahead of a United Nations climate summit next week.
Some 100,000 people are expected to get involved in New York City - the summit's location - to demand leaders take action to tackle rising temperatures.
The UN summit has been convened by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in a bid to drive action and momentum towards talks in Paris in 2015.
Getting involved: Thousands of campaigners are involved in a march in London today to demand urgent action on climate change
Passionate: Actress Emma Thompson is taking part in the climate change march with demonstrators in central London today.
Family involvement: Thompson stands with her daughter Gaia, 14 (left), and speaks to a journalist (right) at the People's Climate March in central London today
Greeting: The march and rally is seeing celebrities including Thompson (left) and musician Peter Gabriel (right) join campaigners and British flood victims
Marching: These climate change demonstrators in central London were joined in their action by others in countries such as India, Australia and Turkey
Zebras at the front: An estimated 40,000 people march from the Embankment via Whitehall to the Houses of Parliament in central London
It is hoped a new global climate treaty can be agreed at these discussions.
Ahead of the march in central London, Miss Thompson said: ‘Every single person on this earth has the power to change the world.
‘And when we all come together, our power becomes irresistible. Together we have built countries and cultures and technologies.’
Source: dailymail.co.uk
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