Greta Thunberg has joined thousands of youth activists marching through the streets of Glasgow to demand action on climate change.
Hundreds of people joined the protest in Kelvingrove Park, organised by Fridays for Future Scotland which will see more than 8,000 people walk to George Square in the city centre.
Teenage campaigner Greta Thunberg joined the crowds through the streets, while holding a sign reading: 'Fridays for Future'.
The youngster, activist Vanessa Nakate and other youth campaigners will speak to the crowds at the end of the march through the city.
The climate strike participants are demanding change from leaders and politicians as Cop26 continues in the city.
World leaders and celebrities travelled to the climate change summit on Monday.
18-year-old activist Greta Thunberg has been vocal in her scrutiny of the event, demanding no more 'blah, blah, blah'.
The teenager met campaigners at Festival Park in the Govan area of the city on Monday afternoon during the first day of the COP26 summit.
She lead a sweary rendition of “you can shove yer climate crisis up yer a***” during a rally at the Glasgow park.
She previous said at the gathering: ”This COP26 is just like the previous ones. It is leading us nowhere.
“Inside COP26 politicians and people in power are pretending to take our future seriously but they are lying.
"Change is not going to come from inside there. They are not the leadership, this here is leadership.”
The crowd cheered as she rallied them in a call of “ no more blah, blah”.
The youngster also penned an open letter with fellow climate change activists addressing the 'betrayal' of world leaders to cut carbon emissions.
In a series of stinging claims, the she wrote young people around the world feel betrayed by the failure across all Governments to cut carbon emissions, and claimed the young fear a terrifying future.
The letter from Greta, Vanessa Nakate, Dominika Lasota, and Mitzi Tan, has now been signed by more than 1.7 million people.
To read the full letter or sign your support click here.
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2021-11-05 11:40:12Z
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