15 fotosGALLERYIn photos: Climate change march in MadridThousands of people took to the streets of the Spanish capital to demand urgent action on global warming from world leaders attending the COP25 summitEl PaísMadrid - Dec 09, 2019 - 11:45CETWhatsappFacebookTwitterLinkedinCopy linkA protester dressed up as a polar bear takes part in the march, which passed by Madrid City Hall.Rodrigo Jiménez (EFE)Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg holds her famous sign with the message “School strike for the climate.”Javier Barbancho (Reuters)Protesters march down Paseo de la Castellana avenue in Madrid. According to the local police, around 15,000 people took part in the demonstration.Víctor SainzIndigenous activists from Chile lead the march through Madrid.Two people hold a banner from the Eduardo Dato bridge in Madrid.Luis SevillanoProtesters from the student union hold a banner with the message: “This summit is a farce.”Víctor SainzAn indigenous protester at the climate change march.Rafael Marchante (Reuters)Members of the Extinction Rebellion group in Madrid take part in the climate change march in Madrid.Víctor SainzThe march was backed by 850 social and environmental organizations. Inma FloresA group of Indigenous activists perform a dance at the climate change protest.DAvid G. FolgueirasThe march coincides with the United Nations climate summit in Madrid, which protesters hope will produce specific measures to stop global warming. Víctor SainzPeople at the Friday protest march in Madrid, where the COP25 climate summit is being held.RAFAEL MARCHANTE (REUTERS)Spanish actor Javier Bardem speaks onstage during the climate march to demand urgent action on the climate crisis from world leaders attending the COP25 summit, in Madrid.PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU (AFP)Members of indigenous communities speak onstage at the climate change rally. They hold signs against the ”coup in Bolivia” and lithium mining in Atacama, the world’s driest desert.PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU (AFP)Demonstrators carry signs reading: “Clean the planet” and “The dinosaurs also believed they had time.”CRISTINA QUICLER (AFP)