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Pope, celebrities, activists display shoes ahead of Paris climate change talks. Reuters on Nov 29, 2015 Pope Francis is among those displaying 10,000 pairs of shoes on the Place de la Republique, after …More
Pope, celebrities, activists display shoes ahead of Paris climate change talks.

Reuters on Nov 29, 2015 Pope Francis is among those displaying 10,000 pairs of shoes on the Place de la Republique, after a giant climate change march in Paris was canceled because of security concerns. (Vatican Radio) Two black shoes belonging to Pope Francis have joined thousands of other pairs at an installation in Paris on Sunday, as part of a global campaign ahead of the UN climate summit in the French capital next week.
The installation is one of more than 2,300 events taking place in countries around the world as part of the Global Climate March, on the eve of the Paris summit. It was arranged by the worldwide citizen’s network Avaaz, after police cancelled a planned demonstration citing security concerns.
In cities across the globe hundreds of thousands of people have already taken to the streets to urge their leaders to commit to 100% clean energy sources by the year 2050. They’re also calling on rich countries to commit to long term funding to help poorer nations deal with the impact of climate change and end their dependence on polluting fossil fuels.