| | |  Editorials | Environmental | October 2009 
Thousands Gather for Worldwide Climate Protests
 Agence France-Presse
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October 27, 2009
| | Children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia participate in the international day of climate action. (www.350.org) | |
New York - From Asia to the Americas via Europe and the Middle East, activists around the planet have protested in an effort to mobilize public opinion against global warming 50 days ahead of a crucial UN climate summit.
Many of the thousands that gathered on the steps of Sydney's iconic Opera House to kick off the event waved placards bearing the logo 350, a figure scientists believe is the maximum parts per million of CO2 that the atmosphere can bear to avoid runaway global warming.
In New York's Times Square, a crowd of demonstrators gathered as giant screens beamed in images from around the world. Organizers told the activists that events had taken place in "more than 180 countries" at 5,200 events.
To read more on the climate protests, click here.
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