Global Climate March took place in various cities around the world on 29 November 2015 , the day before the opening of the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference . The march was organized by a huge coalition of climate groups and global activists ( such as Avaaz and the international environmental organization 350.org ) , and involved more than 2,000 events around the globe , in 175 different countries . An estimated number of 785,000 people took part at the marches . Follow-on marches scheduled in 2017 include the March for Science on 22 April 2017 ) and the People 's Climate Mobilization scheduled 29 April 2017 . Partially inspired by the People 's Climate March held in 2014 , the Global Climate March did not have a main event , but had extended all over Europe , Oceania , North America , South America , Africa and Asia . The more crowded rallies took place in Adelaide , Amsterdam , Auckland , Austin , Barcelona , Beirut , Berlin , Bern , Brisbane , Budapest , Canberra , Christchurch , Copenhagen , Curitiba , Dhaka , Dumaguete , Edinburgh , Geneva , Helsinki , Ho Chi Minh City , Hong Kong , Johannesburg , Kampala , Kiev , Kyoto , Lille , Lisbon , London , Los Angeles , Lugano , Lyon , Madrid , Manila , Marseille , Melbourne , Mexico City , New Delhi , New York City , Oakland , Oslo , Ottawa , Perth , Rennes , Rome , Seoul , Seville , St. Gallen , Stockholm , Sydney , São Paulo , Taipei , Tokyo , Valencia , Vancouver , Washington D.C. , Wellington and Zurich . According to the organizers , the largest marches took place in Melbourne and London , where Radiohead 's frontman Thom Yorke set up a DJ-set for the crowd . 20,000 people marched in Madrid and a similar number in Rome . In Paris , because of the ban on public gatherings in the wake of recent terrorist attacks , 10,000 pairs of shoes were laid out in an installation to represent the people who could not march
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