And of course it’s not just Europe that is yet to march: here’s a selection of other cities that will be on the move today. Please do get in touch below the line to share details of others you know or are going to. Again, all times are local.
Durban, South Africa
10am at Suncoast Boulevard.
Cape Town, South Africa
11am from Cape Peninsula University of Technology.
Beirut, Lebanon
Leaving Horsh Beirut at 9am, marchers will take the Damascus Road to reach Beirut Downtown at 12.30pm.
As Europe wakes up on Sunday morning, these are the places to keep an eye on – or head to – for climate marches today. All times are local.
London
Rally forming from 12 noon at Park Lane – nearest tube Hyde Park Corner & Green Park.
Berlin
Midday at central station.
Madrid
Midday at Plaza de Cibeles.
Barcelona
11.30am at the Via Laietana.
Rome
2pm at Piazza Campo de’ Fiori.
Amsterdam
Midday at Museum Square.
Copenhagen
Leaving 1pm from Den Røde Plads Square in Nørrebro to march to the parliament building, Christiansborg.
Stockholm
1pm at Norra Latin schoolyard.
Budapest
Erzsébet Square at 1pm.
A reminder: you can share your pictures and videos from any of these marches – or any others taking place across the globe – via GuardianWitness or the blue button at the top of the live blog.
Japan Today reported that around 1,000 people marched in Tokyo on Saturday, but that organisers had hoped for many more:
Some demonstrators were disappointed that the number of participants was not as many as expected, with Chigusa Okano, a 22-year-old university student in Tokyo, saying: “I especially want young people to show interest in this matter.”
Alex Brodie, a 41-year-old company worker living in Tokyo, said he finds Japanese people’s lack of interest in the issue “pathetic”.
“Japan needs to wake up. We need to have solar power on every roof top,” he said as he marched with his wife and child, while calling on the Japanese government to push for policies to introduce more renewable energy.
The issue of clean, renewable energy has been a key one since a tsunami swamped the Fukushima nuclear plant in 2011, sending three reactors into meltdown.
“Japan must take the lead in the summit to promote renewable energy because Japan is a rare country that has experienced such a big disaster,” rally organiser Daigo Ichikawa told AFP news agency.
Environmentalists hold up placards that read “Climate Action Now!” during a rally in Tokyo on Saturday. Photograph: Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP/Getty Images
AFP reports that more than 5,000 people took part in climate marches on Saturday across 30 different locations in Bangladesh – a country on the front line of climate change, exposed to rising seas, superstorms and expanding deserts.
People take part in the global climate march in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Saturday. Photograph: KM Asad/ZUMA Press/Corbis
Unity is the theme of the People’s Climate rally in Perth. Led by Noongar Whadjuk MCs, and kicked off with a Whadjuk dance to clear the bad spirits, the crowd then listened in silence to a multi-faith speech led by Perth Anglican assistant Bishop Tom Wilmot.
Wilmot introduced Jewish, Hindu and Sikh leaders and made a point of referring to Rateb Jneid, president of the Islamic Council of Western Australia, as his “brother in the faith”, repeating: “And he is my brother.”
There has been no mention of the Paris attacks, but the group of more than 1000 people, which has now left Wellington Square to march on the city, will sit for a minute’s silence in Hay Street Mall to mark those who have already lost their lives, homes and livelihoods from climate-related events.
In particular the minute’s silence will honour those affected by bushfires, which have killed six people in Australia this November.
Kevin Jolley, president of the firefighters’ union of WA, said that anyone who had spent time on a fire line knew that the effects of man-made climate change were devastating and real. “There are no sceptics on the end of a fire hose,” Jolly said.
Activists in the Philippines marched on Saturday, with Rappler reporting that thousands took to the streets across several cities, including the capital, Manila.
Agence France-Presse reported:
Some 3,000 people including religious clergy, students and activists marched through the Philippine capital of Manila demanding curbs on emissions to mute the impact of climate change, which is blamed for a spike in disastrous extreme weather.
“Protect our common home” and “climate justice” were written on the placards held aloft by the surging crowd.
“We want to send a message to the rest of the world, especially the world leaders at the climate talks, to say that our survival is not negotiable,” said Denise Fontanilla, spokeswoman for the Asian People’s Movement on Debt and Development.
The Perth marchers are getting ready to go. (Take a look at this post to get up to speed on the colour-coding.) They have been asked to “stay classy” as they march through the city streets, Calla Wahlquist reports.
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Here are some of the pictures readers have shared so far.
From Sydney, Australia:
The Ice Cream is Melting
Sydney Domain, 2015, 29th Nov. Climate Change march
From New Zealand:
Small-town New Zealand rises to the challenge
This parade engaged the creative spirits of a ladies knitting group, a recycle group and puppet makers to express a positive response to the challenges of climate change.
From Edinburgh, Scotland:
Scotland's Climate March 28 November
Scotland's huge colourful climate march winding down the Mound
From Geneva, Switzerland:
Geneva climate march
5000 thousand people attended the climate march in Geneva this Saturday
From San Luis Obispo, California, US:
Getting ready to March in San Luis Obispo California
We had about 200 people come out today to create a better world. Our Mayor, framers,and children were amongst our speaking demanding action on climate change.
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