SEVEN Kendal residents joined the non-violent 'Red Line' demonstration in Paris to call on global leaders to take action to reduce global climate change. With thousands of people of all ages, the local members of Global Justice Now and South Lakes Action on Climate Change formed a line along the Avenue de la Grande Armée from the Arc de Triomphe to signify the red line of global temperature that must not be crossed for a liveable planet.

The groups said a two minute silence was observed for those who have already died as a result of climate change around the world, and for those who will die in the future if global temperature rises exceed 1.5 degrees.

This was followed by a noisy but cheerful expression of the call for a binding climate agreement that can support peace and justice.

Andy Mason, chair of Global Justice Now South Lakes said: "The new agreement is in many ways an historic and positive moment. One of the good outcomes of the conference was that the leaders of the world agreed to the 1.5 degree limit as an aspiration.

"However, we would echo the concerns expressed within the final document about the lack of any enforceable measures to reduce carbon emissions. We will continue to press for a rapid switch to sustainable energy and a new and just economy that provides for all the people of the world."