Tens of Thousands March in New York City to Kick Off Climate Summit

The March to End Fossil Fuels kicked off New York's Climate Week .

Protesters urge U.S. President Joe Biden to stop approving new oil and gas projects, phase out current ones and declare a climate emergency.

"If you do not want the blood of my generation to be on your hands, end fossil fuels," a 17-year-old says.

"The fossil fuel industry is choosing to rule and conquer," a rabbi says.

"You Mr. President can choose the other path, to be a protector of this Earth ," he says.

Activists weren't having any of that.

"We share the urgency of confronting climate change together without delay," the American Petroleum Institute says.