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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
By Kate Abnett

Global climate change protests demand compensation ahead of COP27

People take part in a Global Climate Strike, to demand governments to take action against global warming, on the sidelines of the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, New York, U.S., September 23, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Young activists rallied for climate action on Friday, staging protests from New Zealand and Japan to Germany and the Democratic Republic of Congo to demand that rich countries pay for the damage global warming is inflicting upon the poor.

The protests take place six weeks before this year's U.N. climate summit, known as COP27, where vulnerable countries will push for compensation for climate-related destruction to homes, infrastructure and livelihoods.

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