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With the World Economic Forum taking place in Davos now, Greenpeace and diverse organisations are advocating for systemic changes that prioritise people and the planet over endless growth.

>> yeah. thousands and thousands of people out here, hear how excited the crowd still is, despite the rain. april showers will bring may flowers. the stage right now, there are scientists who are coming out, one after the other, who are giving sort of a presentation on their particular discipline. there is music here. its part conference, science conference, part rock concert. it is part protest. be had bill nye, the science guy, who is very famous, and got the crowd going just a short time ago....

Event in washington as we said. and cnns rachel crane is in new york. so covering it on many different angles. miguel, i want to start with you. what are you seeing and hearing there in the early hours of this? >> i want to give you a sense. this really just got under way in earnest. its part rock concert going on right now. part teaching which is going on in tents near here. this is earth day as well. theres a lot of earth science being done here and discussed here, and its part protest. they s...

Around the world right now, scientists and their supporters side by side to push for what they call evidence-based policy. theres much more behind their reasoning to rally today though. we are moments away right now, in fact, from the main event in washington d.c. you see some live pictures there. miguel marquez is standing by. good morning to you, what do you see this morning? >> reporter: the gathering has just begun. this is part science conference, part rock concert, part protest and part hu...

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