Hundreds of people have taken part in climate change demonstrations across north Powys.
Protestors took to the streets in Newtown, Welshpool, Llanidloes and Llanfyllin to demand more climate action from the Cop26 conference in Glasgow.
Some protestors flew flags and others carried signs aimed at increasing pressure on world leaders and local representatives in the Welsh and UK Governments.
Newtown
Craig Williams MP and Russell George MS at the climate change march in Newtown on November 6, 2021. Picture by Jenny Brignell/Climate Action Newtown.
Newtown held one of the county's largest demonstrations which involved a march and a bike flotilla involving around 100 people.
A petition calling on the UK and Welsh Governments to be more ambitious at COP26 was presented to Craig Williams MP and Russell George MS at the event in High Street.
Mr Williams told the crowd that "the argument over climate change has been completely won", while Mr George added that "any discussion about whether climate change is real is now a past argument".
Organisers Climate Action Newtown (CAN) said the event's atmosphere was "friendly and positive" with lots of children and young people taking part with homemade banners and placards.
Stephen Hughes, who was at Saturday's demonstration, said: "This was Climate Action Newtown’s first public event since the start of the pandemic, and its success has boosted morale and encouraged the group to plan further events."
The next event will coincide with the opening of Circular Economy Mid Wales’ shop in Broad Street on November 27.
Welshpool
A young climate activist outside the constituency office of Craig Williams MP on November 6, 2021. Picture by Extinction Rebellion Newtown and Welshpool.
Around 25 people gathered outside Welshpool Town Hall on with banners and leaflets demanding stronger action from the UK Government.
Activists from groups including Extinction Rebellion Newtown and Welshpool, Palestine Solidarity Campaign Montgomeryshire, and the Montgomeryshire Labour Party demonstrated in the High Street as part of the COP26 Coalition.
They then marched up to the constituency office of Conservative MP Craig Williams to leave messages for their Westminster representative.
XR Newtown and Welshpool spokesperson David France said: "The reason we joined the global COP26 Coalition demonstrations is that those in power cannot be trusted to put people over profit. That’s why COP26 is turning out to be a failure like the other 25.
"The UK Government are styling themselves as climate leaders, but they’re doing nothing to deal with the inequality that is the root of the climate crisis: The richest 1 per cent cause more than double the emissions of the poorest 50 per cent. The UK Government is unable to deal with these problems, because they only serve the interests of the wealthy.
"We need Citizens Assemblies to decide on a just future, or I’m increasingly certain there will be no future at all.
"The movement for climate justice is only going to grow as the crisis worsens. Change is inevitable, it’s just a matter of how much we lose before those in power are made to act."
Llanidloes
Climate activists outisde Minerva Arts Centre in Llanidloes at the end of the Global Day of Action event accompanied by the Klesmonauts on November 6, 2021. Picture by Zero Carbon Llanidloes
People marched through Llanidloes on Saturday afternoon to demand climate action.
The Global Day of Action involved placards and banners aimed at increasing pressure on world leaders attending the Cop26 conference on climate change in Glasgow.
Llanidloes Mayor Janet Crisp spoke about her perspective on the climate emergency while other speakers suggested that some action could start to take in the town.
Stalls in the Minerva Centre were hosted by the Unite Union, the Montgomery Palestine Solidarity Campaign (MPSC), Llanidloes as-Sawiya Friendship Association as well as a number of ongoing and potential projects run by Zero Carbon Llanidloes.
The Klesmonauts kept the rhythm going while the demonstration and march took place in Great Oak Street.
Llanfyllin
Llanfyllin residents take part in a climate change demonstration in the town on November 6, 2021. Pictures by BRACE Cymru
More than 100 took to the streets of Llanfyllin to share their frustration over the lack of progress with climate issues.
Community groups joined together in Market Square to share solutions for sustainable living and call for government action on the climate and ecological emergency.
Alison Alexander, from the Building Resilience Against Climate (BRACE) group, was one of the activists involved in the demonstration on Saturday (November 6).
"This is such a big problem we need everybody involved to make a real difference," she said.
"People are really worried about the future so the mood was somewhat sombre and yet it was uplifting because there is a lot of determination just to get on and make small local changes, just to do what we can.
"At the same time, people were really enthusiastic about sending messages to our politicians. It wasn't a case of twisting people's arms to write something, they really wanted to get their message across."
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