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Activists Demand Urgency At UN Climate Change Conference

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As the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP25, begins its second week, activists there are taking to the streets, many frustrated by what they call a "lack of urgency" to stop the rising sea levels and greenhouse emissions.

Here & Now takes a closer look at what's happening in Madrid with Lyndal Rowlands (@LyndalRowlands), an adviser to the UN and co-author of the CIVICUS report, "We Will Not Be Silenced: Climate Activism from the Frontlines to the UN."

This segment aired on December 10, 2019.

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