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End Fossil Fuels Scotland demonstrators held a protest in Edinburgh yesterday. Marching from the Mound to the Scottish Parliament. Here they are pictured marching down the Royal Mile towards Holyrood.End Fossil Fuels Scotland demonstrators held a protest in Edinburgh yesterday. Marching from the Mound to the Scottish Parliament. Here they are pictured marching down the Royal Mile towards Holyrood.
End Fossil Fuels Scotland demonstrators held a protest in Edinburgh yesterday. Marching from the Mound to the Scottish Parliament. Here they are pictured marching down the Royal Mile towards Holyrood.

Edinburgh climate change march: Protesters call on governments to leave oil and gas behind

Climate change protest in Edinburgh
Kevin Quinn
By Kevin Quinn
Published 17th Sep 2023, 12:30 GMT
Updated 17th Sep 2023, 12:37 GMT

Climate campaigners called on governments to move away from oil and gas as they marched through the Scottish capital yesterday.

On Saturday, protesters from organisations including Edinburgh Climate Coalition, Friends of the Earth Scotland, Extinction Rebellion Edinburgh, Greenpeace Edinburgh and Youth in Resistance walked through Edinburgh to demand the UK and Scottish governments develop a plan for a fast transition away from fossil fuels. The march was part of protests across the world ahead of the UN Climate Ambition Summit in New York.

This youngster joined the protest, pictured outside the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood calling on an end to fossil fuels.

9. Calling for a greener future

This youngster joined the protest, pictured outside the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood calling on an end to fossil fuels. Photo: LISA FERGUSON

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Climate change protesters listen to speeches from speakers at the Mound in Edinburgh on Saturday, September 16.

10. Speeches

Climate change protesters listen to speeches from speakers at the Mound in Edinburgh on Saturday, September 16. Photo: LISA FERGUSON

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This September, millions of people around the world will take to the streets to demand a rapid, just, and equitable end to fossil fuels as world leaders gather at the United Nations' Climate Ambition Summit in New York.

11. Now or never

This September, millions of people around the world will take to the streets to demand a rapid, just, and equitable end to fossil fuels as world leaders gather at the United Nations' Climate Ambition Summit in New York. Photo: LISA FERGUSON

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