This upcoming week, New York City will be the center of gravity for action against climate change. On September 23rd, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will host the United Nations Climate Summit, where world leaders from governments, civil society, the private sector and financial institutions are invited to catalyze ambitious action for a global climate agreement.

There is a massive, global demand for urgent solutions to address climate change. It affects people’s lives every day, in each and every country, with dramatic consequences. Climate change is no longer a local issue; it is everywhere, and it’s happening now.

That is why this week, besides the UN Climate Summit, New York will host the biggest climate demonstration in history, the People’s Climate March. Thousands of people from all parts of the United States will flood the streets of Manhattan to call for their leaders to take ambitious action to tackle climate change.