Over 7,000 in Manila and Brisbane voice concern for climate

Making their voices heard: Filipino environmental activists wearing ‘sun’ cardboard cutouts as they take part in a global protest action ahead of the 2015 Paris Climate Conference in Quezon city, Manila. — Reuters

MANILA: Thousands turned out for climate change marches in Manila and Brisbane, part of a weekend of action across the globe to demand results from next week’s historic Paris summit.

Religious clergy, students and activists marched through the Philippine capital calling for curbs on emissions to mute the impact of climate change, which is blamed for a spike in typhoons and extreme weather that has wreaked havoc on the nation.