Leonardo DiCaprio, Sting Add Star Power to People’s Climate March in New York

Mark Ruffalo, Ed Norton, Evangeline Lily are among those joining scientists, activists and elected officials calling for leaders to act in massive street protest

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio (C R) walks down 6th Avenue during the People's Climate March on September 21, 2014, in New York. Activists mobilized in cities across the globe Sunday for marches against climate change, with one of the biggest planned for New York, where celebrities, political leaders and tens of thousands of people were expected. The march comes before the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon convenes a climate change summit of 120 world leaders . AFP PHOTO/Timothy A. Clary (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
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Leonardo DiCaprio, Sting and former vice-president Al Gore lent their voices to the massive People’s Climate March in New York Sunday, demanding global leaders take action to avert catastrophic climate change.

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and scientist Jane Goodall joined a throng of activists, students and elected officials who took to the streets.

Organizers said that more than 300,000 took part in the event. The crowd, which also included actors Mark Ruffalo, Ed Norton and Evangeline Lilly, beat drums, waved flags and chanted “No more climate change” as the march snaked along Central Park West  and continued for nearly four miles.

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The event was organized by 350.org and more than 1,000 environmental groups. Its backers said more than roughly 2,000 climate-focused events were being held in 162 countries. More than 40,000 people attended the London protest, including musician Peter Gabriel and actress Emma Thompson, according to the Associated Press.

President Barack Obama and more than 120 world leaders on Tuesday will be in New York for a United Nations climate change summit. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said in a statement that he hoped leaders would take action and that the march’s message would be reflected at the summit.

“There is no Plan B because we do not have a planet B,” he said. “We have to work and galvanize our action.”

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 21: Sting attends The People's Climate March on September 21, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images)
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