Hundreds of environmental activists today called on industrialised nations to pay for the impact of climate change and speed up the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy.<br />''<br />''This was the largest protest so far at the UN climate summit known as COP27 in Egypt. The protesters marched through the conference's Blue Zone,' which is considered a UN territory and ruled by international law.<br />''<br />''They chanted, sang, and danced in an area not far from where climate talks and negotiations are taking place.<br />''Many protesters, alongside several vulnerable countries, have called for 'loss and damage' payments, or financing to help pay for climate-related harms, to be central to negotiations.<br />''<br />''Nbani, a Nigerian environmental activist said Africa is crying and its people are dying. Protesters also called for drastic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions being pumped into the atmosphere.<br />''<br />''Some activists heckled US President Joe Biden's speech and raised an orange banner that read, "People vs. Fuels" before being removed.<br />''<br />''Today's rallies also focused on human and gender rights, with protesters saying both are linked to climate justice and called for an end to a crackdown on rights and environmental activists, especially in developing nations.<br />