Protest walk through Windermere to mark disappointment in COP26 outcomes
Cop 26 is drawing to a close with a commitment from world leaders to keep the Earth's warming below 1.5 degrees but it wasn't celebrated in Windermere today where protesters staged a very visual display of their dismay.
Protesters carried a coffin up Orrest head. It was theatrical but showed the strength of feeling in those who fear COP26 hasn't inspired enough action.
They say there were mourning what they call "the inevitable failures" of COP26.
Some say COP26 goes further than ever before with a commitment not to let the earth warm beyond 1.5C. Others say the changes agreed will only get it to 1.8C.In Windermere they feared they'd lost something they cannot live without: tough action on climate change.
For some Cop 26 has provided hope that world leaders are serious. But not here. They say they are deeply saddened "to see our leaders time after time prioritise privilege over planet and people."At the top of Orrest Head viewing point they held a funeral service. Hope, for them, has died and they say the future seems a darker place.