More than 2,000 demonstrations were held around the globe this weekend, according to activists. Although police and rioters clashed in Paris, most protests were peaceful.
World leaders have begun arriving in Paris for Monday's U.N. summit on climate change.
China's President Xi Jinping, left, and his wife Peng Liyuan, arriving in Paris on Sunday.
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About 150 heads of state are gathering in the French capital for talks that climate activists hope will result in a binding international deal on limiting carbon emissions.
President Barack Obama boards Air Force One in Maryland Sunday for his trip to Paris.
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With France still under a state of emergency following the Paris terror attacks earlier this month, the planned climate march in the host city was cancelled. Activists instead left pairs of shoes at the Place de le République as a symbolic gesture.
Banners reading "Paris marches for climate change" in Paris on Sunday.
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But riots also broke out in the square after police said "violent elements" attacked security forces.
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SOURCE: BuzzFeed
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