: Hundreds of activists formed a human chain outside one of the main plenary halls at the United Nations climate summit on what is traditionally their biggest protest day during the two-week talks. The demonstration in Baku, Azerbaijan will be echoed at sites around the world in a global “day of action” for climate justice that’s become an annual event. Activists waved flags, snapped their fingers, and hummed and mumbled chants in a silent protest, with many covering their mouths with the word “Silenced.
” Demonstrators held up signs calling for more money to be pledged for climate finance, which involves cash for transitioning to clean energy and adapting to climate change. It comes as negotiators at the venue try to hammer out a deal for exactly that — but progress has been slow and observers say the direction of any agreement is still unclear. Tired but inspired, activists vow to keep fighting' Lidy Nacpil said protestors like her are “not surprised” about how negotiations are going.
But past wins — like a loss and damage fund that gives developing nations cash after extreme weather events exacerbated by climate change — keep organisers going, said Nacpil, a coordinator with the Asian Peoples' Movement on Debt and Development. “The role we play is to increase the pressure,” she said of the action. “We know we're not going to get the results that the world needs in this round of negotiations, but at least to bring us many steps closer is our hope, i.