Environmental movements have boomed
- Reasoning
- Climate protest drew a very large crowd despite severe weather.
- Evidence
- More than 100,000 marched in Glasgow.
- How it supports the argument
- Organisers said 500,000 protested worldwide that day.
ApprovedConcludedEvent
Title
More than 100,000 march in Glasgow during COP26
Date
6 November 2021
Relevant topic(s)
Democracy and participationPressure groupsGlobal governance: environmentalEnvironmental
What happened?
On 6 November 2021, during the COP26 climate summit, more than 100,000 people marched through Glasgow as part of a Global Day of Action for Climate Justice, despite gale-force winds and heavy rain.
The march was mostly peaceful, and organisers said about half a million people joined similar protests around the world.
- The Glasgow march on 6 November 2021 was estimated at more than 100,000 people.
- It was part of the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice; the COP26 Coalition said about half a million people took part in protests worldwide.
- The march started in Kelvingrove Park, with a rally planned at Glasgow Green. Police made only a handful of arrests, mainly of activists who chained themselves together on the King George V Bridge.
Why is it politically significant?
The march is evidence that environmental movements can mobilise large numbers, especially of young people, and that participation has shifted towards issue-based campaigning rather than party membership.
How to use
Which arguments does it support?
Which counterarguments exist?
Limits of the evidence
A march is not a policy change
The size of the protest does not show that it changed the outcome of the summit.
Other explanations
Crowd estimates vary
The 100,000 figure is a media and organiser estimate, not an official count.
Concepts and connections
Concepts it illustrates
Sources and verification
Event6 November 2021
Added to bank11 November 2026
Last checked11 November 2026
Next check due11 May 2027
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About this example
Is it still current?
Concluded
The development has ended or been reversed, but remains useful evidence.
Why it is in the bank
A recent example of mass environmental protest for answers on participation.
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Editorial status
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