Protesters gather at UN climate talks in global day of action

Demonstrators held up signs calling for more money to be pledged for climate finance, which involves cash for transitioning to clean energy and adapting to climate change

Activists participate in a demonstration against fossil fuels at the Cop29 UN Climate Summit on Saturday in Baku, Azerbaijan (Peter Dejong/AP)

Hundreds of activists formed a human chain outside one of the main halls at the United Nations climate summit on what is traditionally their biggest protest day during the two-week talks.

The demonstration in Baku, Azerbaijan, was echoed at sites around the world in a global “day of action” for climate justice that has become an annual event.