COP15: Largest climate change march in history

On December 12, 2009, thousands of people representing a broad coalition of climate and environmental organizations, activists, and other civil society organizations marched from Christiansborg Palace Square to the Bella Center.

The goal of the march was "to work towards a strong, binding climate agreement that is both fair and effective to minimize the dangerous climate change."

Despite some arrests, the overwhelming sentiment was positive and peaceful, culminating in a massive vigil outside Bella Center, where U.N. climate talks resume Monday.

Filmed and reported by Jacob Wheeler and Chuck Olsen; edited by Chuck Olsen for The UpTake: http://theuptake.org Distributed by Tubemogul.

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• 12dec09

[TheDemonPazuzu]

UpTakeVideo now moderates comments? That sucks.

[UpTakeVideo]

Sadly, too many racist/sexist/bigoted comments, and not enough time to go through each video and delete them. I wish we didn't have to!

[DKRC16]

Thanks for posting this for those of us not receiving any news of this peaceful march.

[salvodistefano]

today it is the start of a new world

[dradio4x4]

This is how they level the playing field. Its all about knocking America down a few pegs. Let me apologizes for America and our citizens. I'm Sorry the rest of the world is a bunch of whinny babes if all these people would get to work then their families and country's would be profitable also. Alas as usual the bill will fall on the backs of the hard working American tax payer. This is a joke but I'm not laughing.

[evenesteven]

People should be demonstrating about Climategate. I do believe the introduction of biofuels, driven by the global warming scam, has led to a significant increase in food prices, and thus to increased starvation around the world.

[lolzas]

Earth is 4.5 billion years old But ofc its good to make cleaner electricity and cleaner engines for cars and airplanes. So higher taxes for companys that polute the air. anyhow atleast 60% of the big companys money goes to directors and owners so thats fucked up

[Odium1981]

What you say is true.. but don't hate these people for marching. It might look stupid to you and me, but these people belive in this, sadly. But you got to admire they actaully do something. Imagine they would think the exact same thing about 'us' if we made a march like that.

[TheOneScd]

So I am just wondering here how is it in 40 years we go from one extreme to the other...In the 70s the world was freezing and we were all doomed now the world is going to burn up. I am just wondering what it will be like in 40 more years will we finally have a 'normal' climate or whats the next cool thing to say? The Earth is SHRINKING!

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@thecleanpig

you do know that if farms get flooded then plants ultimately die, most plants cannot live underwater. less land=smalller human population. If our whole ozone layer disintegrates then we are all fish without water.

[ddean1987]

i would expect this statement from a ron paul supporter. you probably want the civil rights act repealed too.

[Tomakak]

They're left-wingers. They're so bigoted and full of hate, that it's hardly surprising their first port of call (after the world has dismissed their ludicrous ideological arguments for the nonsense that they are) is violence.

[hoodrichbadrich]

i know. why can't these people ever protest peacefully.

[hoodrichbadrich]

ya. why is it these protesters can never keep it peaceful. the only arrest from the tea parties that i know of were those SEIU guys who jumped that black tea party protester.