Tens of thousands protest outside COP30 demanding end to fossil fuels

Over 50,000 people marched through the streets of Belém, Brazil, on Saturday in the largest protest seen at a UN climate summit since 2021. Demonstrators gathered outside COP30 to demand the end of fossil fuel use, protection of the Amazon, and recognition of Indigenous rights. Organisers called the protest the “Great People’s March.” Activists carried three symbolic coffins marked “Coal,” “Oil,” and “Gas,” accompanied by figures dressed as grim reapers.