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Photos: People’s Climate March attracts worldwide support

September 21, 2014 5:39PM ET

At least 60,000 people participated in New York’s climate march Sunday in an effort to spur action among world leaders

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Demonstrators make their way down Sixth Avenue in New York during the People’s Climate March, Sept. 21, 2014. The march, along with similar gatherings scheduled in other cities worldwide, comes two days before the United Nations Climate Summit. Jason DeCrow/AP
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Protesters call for climate action in midtown Manhattan before world leaders are set to gather at the United Nations to pledge carbon cuts in an attempt to stem the worst effects of global warming. Wilson Dizard/Al Jazeera America
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Members of United Auto Workers, a labor union, took part in the march, saying they were there to represent workers, not cars. Wilson Dizard/Al Jazeera America
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Police said at least 60,000 took part in New York’s march, and organizers said up to 300,000 protesters rallied on Sunday in midtown Manhattan. Wilson Dizard/Al Jazeera America
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The Climate Summit will be the last high-level meeting for nations to commit to emission cuts before a global climate treaty is signed in Paris in 2015. Wilson Dizard/Al Jazeera America
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Demonstrators at the climate change march in Berlin on Sept. 21. Thomas Peter/Reuters
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Thousands of demonstrators took part in London’s People’s Climate March, Sept. 21. Luke MacGregor/Reuters
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The statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, lit to publicize the day of demonstrations, on Sept. 18, 2014. Pilar Olivares/Reuters