Climate Changed

World Leaders Gather in New York as Global Climate Protests Grow

Climate Week runs Sept. 23-29, with UN summit starting Monday
U.S. President Trump, Brazil’s Bolsonaro will skip the event

Protesters hold signs during the Global Climate Strike demonstration in New York on Sept. 20.Photographer: Demetrius Freeman/Bloomberg

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By Pratish Narayanan

September 23, 2019 at 1:07 PM UTC

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Heads of state from France to India are gathering in New York this week along with some of the world’s top corporate leaders for a climate summit as protests demanding curbs in carbon emissions expand across the globe.

The annual Climate Week event is beginning Monday, ahead of a summit hosted by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres later in the day. Attendees include German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and France’s Emmanuel Macron. U.S. President Donald Trump, who announced he would withdraw from the Paris climate accord, and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, whose country contains a huge swath of the Amazon forest, are skipping the gathering.