UN Chief, Actor Leonardo Dicaprio Join Thousands At Rally On Climate Change

BANGALORE: UN chief Ban Ki-moon and Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio joined thousands of people for a march through the city to shine the spotlight on the climate crisis with the UN Chief stressing that there is no ‘Plan B’ to halt advance of climate change as there is no ‘Planet B.’

About 400,000 people participated in one of the largest global calls for climate action at the People’s Climate March here yesterday that also saw participation by NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, US Senator Chuck Schumer and musician Sting.

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, from left, primatologist Jane Goodall, former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon participate in the People's Climate March in New York, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014. (Source: AP) French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, from left, primatologist Jane Goodall, former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon participate in the People’s Climate March in New York, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014. (Source: AP)

Speaking to journalists after walking in the rally, Ban said the world needs to “galvanize our action” and harness the people’s “power to change.”

He said the international community should adopt measures to halt the advance of global climate change as there is no “Plan B” for action as there is no “Planet B.”

The rally, which came just two days before Climate Summit at the UN Headquarters, saw politicians, celebrities, activists and the general public march though the city to highlight global concerns about a lack of international action to stop the deleterious effects of climate change.