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3rd December 2005
The biggest ever visible turn-out of the GP
 Greens from Stroud, Gloucester and Cheltenham joined ten thousand plus in the march in London today with over 100,000 marching worldwide
Philip Booth, a spokesperson for the Gloucestershire Green party who was at the march, said: “The atmosphere was incredible with so many thousands of people calling for action on climate change. There was much fun, laughter and plenty of music, whistles and more to get the message across: this Government's inaction is unacceptable. We handed out many thousands of leaflets - many thanked us for trying to make the Government listen."
Photos of London march: Indymedia
 Philip Booth added: "At the beginning of the UK Presidency of the EU Tony Blair stated that
Climate Change is the most important environmental challenge we face.
He has however failed to tackle this effectively."
Pictured right: Philip Booth from Stroud with Elinor Croxall and Katey Nixon from Gloucester
Philip Booth said: "Tony Blair’s recent decision to go nuclear adds to the ever growing
concern. It demonstrates that he has failed to explore the 21 renewable
energy sources we have in the UK that are affordable safe and clean.
The UK has the best resources in Europe for this and could meet its
electricity needs 3 times over with the use of wind power at sea alone. Holding the Presidency of the EU Tony Blair needs to show leadership
on this, not just throughout Europe but globally. The
climate change march today, the biggest ever, has sends a clear message to
Mr Blair that we are all extremely concerned about our environment and
want action now.”
Outside the US Embassy, guarded by police with machine guns the crowds assembled for speaches by Green MEP Caroline Lucas, former Labour Environment Minister Michael Meacher, journalist George Monbiot and others.
Pictured left: John Marjoram
Today also saw a global wave of protest around the world demanding that governments move towards an effective emissions reductions treaty and prevent catastrophic destabilisation of the global climate. Demonstrations have taken place in New York, Paris, Lisbon, Moscow, Montreal, Seoul and Sydney as well as in Edinburgh, Belfast and Dublin.
Philip Booth concluded: "The Green Party advocates the 'Contraction and Convergence principle,' as the only serious scientific framework in which to tackle climate change.
Emissions would be contracted to an acceptable level and these levels would gradually converge on every nation equally. The logical corollary to this is that richer, more polluting nations who have contributed more to the problem must reduce emissions faster than developing nations; this also allows for the possibility of trading surplus emissions allowances."
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