Norfolk's environmental activists come to Norwich for 'global day of action'
Groups ranging from Norwich Friends of the Earth to Black Lives Matter will be attending this afternoon
Environmental groups from Norfolk are taking to the streets of Norwich this afternoon as part of a global day of action on climate change.
Covid restrictions means many have been unable to go to Glasgow for the summit itself, so they've organised local rallies instead.
The rally will be taking place in the city centre from 1pm and will see environmental activists from Norfolk conduct sit-down protests and listen to a range of speakers.
Dr Sarah Eglington, the co-ordinator of Norwich Friends of the Earth is attending the event.
She told us that the time for talking about the issue is over:
"I've got a nine year old son and when I think about what the future might holds for him, it terrifies me. We've been talking about this for so long. Some of our original Friends of the Earth members went to the Hague twenty years ago for one of the earlier COPs. They were saying all the same things now, as they were then and its now COP 26".
She's got a clear vision of what she wants to come from the Glasgow summit
"Three of the key things that need to come out of COP is, we need to stop investing in fossil fuels, we need to stop road and runway building and we need to offer support to those who are going to be severely affected by the impact of climate change. In terms of local action, Norfolk County Council need to seriously look at their road building strategy, because it's not compatible with reductions in admissions".
She says teaming up with groups like Momentum, Black Lives Matter and Extinction Rebellion was a no-brainer
"We are all coming at this from a slightly different angle, but at the end of the day we all want the same thing. We all want to let everybody know how serious climate change is, so with that in mind- the more people we have here the better".
She concluded by saying that more events like these may well be needed if the summit fails to deliver
"I am worried about how effective this summit will be. There has been a lot of words, but very little concrete action. There's pledges yes, but very few binding agreements, so I think we will have to carry on".