{"id":44211,"date":"2021-11-05T10:54:05","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T10:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=44211"},"modified":"2021-12-18T13:38:53","modified_gmt":"2021-12-18T13:38:53","slug":"greta-thunberg-set-to-protest-with-young-climate-activists-in-glasgow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/greta-thunberg-set-to-protest-with-young-climate-activists-in-glasgow\/","title":{"rendered":"Greta Thunberg leads young climate activists at protest in Glasgow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg led thousands of young demonstrators at a protest at the COP26 summit in Glasgow today.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The strike, which was organised by Fridays for Future Scotland, began in the morning and ended in George Square, where Glasgow City Council is based.<\/p>\n<p>Young climate activists were excited to be marching with Greta. Pippa Jillings, 20, a student at Brunel University who travelled up to Glasgow to protest, described the event as &#8220;jam packed, it was crazy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It was really crowded and I couldn&#8217;t really hear anything. But my cousin, who was marching at the front, hadn&#8217;t even realised but she was stood right next to Greta.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_44408\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44408\" class=\"wp-image-44408\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/11\/IMG_5194-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Greta Thunberg addressing a crowd of activists\" width=\"550\" height=\"734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/11\/IMG_5194-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/11\/IMG_5194-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/11\/IMG_5194-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/11\/IMG_5194.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-44408\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Pippa Jillings. Greta Thunberg calls COP26 a &#8220;failure&#8221; at Glasgow protest.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Speaking after the march, Thunberg addressed the crowd: &#8220;Out here we speak the truth. The people in power are obviously scared of the truth. No matter how hard they try, they cannot escape from it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It comes as world leaders take part in day five of COP26, where the focus will be involving young people in taking steps against climate change.<\/p>\n<p>Greta Thunberg became a global figure in 2018 after school striking outside the Swedish parliament to bring attention to the climate crisis.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Climate activist <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GretaThunberg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GretaThunberg<\/a> addresses crowd at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FridaysForFuture?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FridaysForFuture<\/a> protest during <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COP26?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COP26<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2wpM9GN4ZM\">pic.twitter.com\/2wpM9GN4ZM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Reuters (@Reuters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Reuters\/status\/1456659358230720512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But despite the excitement of young activists, some Glasgow residents are concerned the two week long summit will lead to road blockages in the city.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after months of disruptions from Insulate Britain, who are blocking major roads, including the M25, to demand greener housing solutions.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/thedoginalog\/status\/1453425817925656586<\/p>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to Voice of London throughout the day to see updates about the protest.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want to learn more about the environment?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/what-actually-is-cop26\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What is COP26?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/elon-musk-jeff-bezos-aim-to-save-the-planet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elon Musk &amp; Jeff Bezos aim to save the planet<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Words: Sarah Chaffey | Subbing: Valeria Vintimilla<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg led thousands of young demonstrators at a protest at the COP26 summit in Glasgow today. 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