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12 Dec 2014

Author:
Suzanne Goldenberg, Guardian (UK)

Thousands in Lima demand just solution to climate change & protection of environmental activists

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"Thousands of marchers demand just solution at UN climate talks in Lima",

From the Amazon to the Andes, thousands of activists marched through the streets of Lima on Wednesday to demand a just solution to climate change...Campaigners said the message behind the march was not just to press for action to fight climate change – but for fairness, as well as protection for environmental activists who face daily harassment from powerful corporate interests...Since September, there has been growing momentum behind the talks which are intended to produce a global agreement on cutting carbon pollution by the end of next year...Many indigenous people feel shut out of the negotiations. Yánez said it was also critical to send a message to negotiators that many of the local people simply do not want the pro-business solutions that are a key part of the UN process...

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