CONCERNED residents joined the global People's Climate March in Wagga yesterday as 55 people marched through the CBD calling for action on climate change.
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The global effort started ahead of a climate summit in New York, with hundreds of communities joining the effort.
Locals started marching at the Railway Station and finished at member for Riverina Michael McCormack's office.
While the Climate Rescue of Wagga (CROW) and the Riverina branches of the Greens and Australian Labor Party had representatives in attendance - organiser Leonie Moore simply wanted to see the government take positive action.
"I would like to see the renewable energy target retained and encouragement for people to take up solar power," Ms Moore said.
Ms Moore said government's had taken action in the past through the adoption of the Montreal Protocol which had begun to see improvements in the ozone layer.
"If we moved away from coal or reduced our reliance on it, it would have to make a difference," she said.
The march garnered the support of other people in the street with signatures collected for a petition.
"The government haven't really done a lot with it (climate change), they keep brushing it under the table and say will worry about it later," resident Sandra Morante said.
"This is the best kind of politics, people putting their feet on the ground at a local level and speaking up for their community and what they believe in," Riverina Labor member Tim Kurylowicz said.
Greens state election candidate and Wagga councillor Kevin Poynter said it was great to see the turnout for the march.
"The debate happens in workplaces and on the streets it's (climate change) a wildly felt issue," he said.
Cr Poynter said it was important for rural communities to get involved.
"We've got to ensure the future of our farms and food supply."