<p>Hundreds of environmental protesters took to the Cornish seaside Saturday morning in a bid to draw the attention of world leaders and the international media outlets that have descended on southwest England for the G7 summit.</p>.<p>Some protesters paddled out to sea, while others sunbathed on the beach wearing masks of leaders' faces.</p>.<p>A crowd of surfers, kayakers and swimmers gathered Saturday on a beach in Falmouth for a mass “paddle out protest” organised by the group Surfers Against Sewage, which is campaigning for more action to protect oceans.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/economy-business/clean-investment-surge-needed-to-meet-climate-goals-iea-995476.html" target="_blank">Clean investment surge needed to meet climate goals: IEA</a></strong></p>.<p>US President Joe Biden and fellow leaders from the Group of Seven wealthy democracies are meeting near the town of St. Ives for talks focusing on the pandemic and climate change.</p>.<p>Earlier, activists from Oxfam assembled on Falmouth beach to protest climate change and put on masks depicting the leaders attending the G7 summit.</p>.<p>Max Lawson, Oxfam's head of policy, said activists want the G7 countries - Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the United States - to commit to bigger reductions in carbon emissions and to financing to help poor countries adapt to the impacts of climate change.</p>
<p>Hundreds of environmental protesters took to the Cornish seaside Saturday morning in a bid to draw the attention of world leaders and the international media outlets that have descended on southwest England for the G7 summit.</p>.<p>Some protesters paddled out to sea, while others sunbathed on the beach wearing masks of leaders' faces.</p>.<p>A crowd of surfers, kayakers and swimmers gathered Saturday on a beach in Falmouth for a mass “paddle out protest” organised by the group Surfers Against Sewage, which is campaigning for more action to protect oceans.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/economy-business/clean-investment-surge-needed-to-meet-climate-goals-iea-995476.html" target="_blank">Clean investment surge needed to meet climate goals: IEA</a></strong></p>.<p>US President Joe Biden and fellow leaders from the Group of Seven wealthy democracies are meeting near the town of St. Ives for talks focusing on the pandemic and climate change.</p>.<p>Earlier, activists from Oxfam assembled on Falmouth beach to protest climate change and put on masks depicting the leaders attending the G7 summit.</p>.<p>Max Lawson, Oxfam's head of policy, said activists want the G7 countries - Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the United States - to commit to bigger reductions in carbon emissions and to financing to help poor countries adapt to the impacts of climate change.</p>