In Pics: Climate activists across the world protest ahead of COP27

This will be the 5th time that a COP summit will be hosted in Africa where the region’s governments hope to draw attention to what the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) calls one of the most vulnerable regions in the world. However, Egypt being this year’s venue has led to some controversy with the government's crackdown on dissent and a country where protests are virtually banned.
 

In September, demonstrations in at least 450 locations were planned by the youth-led movement Fridays for Future. September 23, 2022. (File Photo)
 

The demonstrations planned also coincided with the United Nations General Assembly meeting of global leaders in New York. September 23, 2022. (File Photo) 
 

The protests were six weeks prior to the UN climate summit COP27 where the focus is on three key areas including, reducing emissions, helping countries adapt and deal with climate change and securing technical support and funding for developing nations, among others. September 23, 2022. (File Photo) 
 

Climate change has caused irreparable damage which has led to the developing countries’ demanding “Loss and Damage” compensation from developed countries amid the COP27 summit. (File Photo) September 23, 2022. 
 

On Saturday, hundreds of environmental activists blocked Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport which holds multiple private jets.

In this image, climate activists from Greenpeace and Extinction Rebellion can be seen sitting in front of what appears to be a private jet's wheels. According to reports, the protest lasted for hours and more than 100 activists were detained. 

Greenpeace Netherlands campaign leader Dewi Zloch said, "We want fewer flights, more trains and a ban on unnecessary short-haul flights and private jets." (File Photo)

A screenshot of the video of drone footage shows a large banner unfurled against the backdrop of Germany's 19th century Neuschwanstein castle, commonly known as "fairytale castle”, in the Bavarian Alps bordering with Austria.

On Sunday, the activist group Koala Kollektiv amid the ongoing COP27 demanded that leaders gathered for the summit needed to “act quickly and decisively to limit further global warming,” said a written statement by the group.

On Monday, climate activists in the UK from an organisation called, Just Stop Oil, blocked the M25 highway in London, one of the major and busiest roads in the country.

They also took to Twitter and post videos of the incident, with one of the captions saying, "What did you expect? This Government is complicit in an illegal & unconstitutional plan to issue more licences and consents for new oil & gas — a plan that will take the world over 1.5°C...resulting in the collapse of ordered society, the loss of our rights and freedoms and the deaths of millions of people.”

(Photo: @JustStop_Oil)

As mentioned earlier, the venue for this year's United Nations global summit on climate change did lead to controversy, however, the government in Egypt has set up a specific venue for climate protests, which reportedly requires a notification at least 36 hours in advance. The image shows vegan activists at the entrance of the Sharm El Sheikh International Convention Centre, on Sunday.