In Pictures: Climate campaigners stage ‘opening ceremony’ for Cop26 protests

Campaigners converged on Glasgow Green as they aimed to have their voices heard by world leaders at Cop26 (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Glasgow in Scotland to demand success at the Cop26 climate summit being staged in the city.

Members of Extinction Rebellion (XR) Faith, artists and other pilgrimage groups who have walked thousands of miles to Glasgow united for a procession labelled as the “opening ceremony” to a series of non-violent direct actions being planned throughout the UN summit.

Many campaigners had walked thousands of miles to arrive in Glasgow in time for the start of the talks (Andrew Milligan/PA)