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Tens of thousands march against fossil fuels in New York ahead of climate summit

Activists listen to US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) (not pictured) as they mark the start of Climate Week during a demonstration calling for the US government to take action on climate change and end the use of fossil fuels in New York City on September 17, 2023. © Eduardo Munoz, Reuters

Yelling that the future and their lives depend on ending fossil fuels, tens of thousands of protesters on Sunday kicked off a week where leaders will try once again to curb climate change primarily caused by coal, oil and natural gas.

But protesters say it's not going to be enough. And they aimed their wrath directly at US President Joe Biden, urging him to stop approving new oil and gas projects, phase out current ones and declare a climate emergency with larger executive powers.

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