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Crowd Boos as US House Speaker Addresses Festival in New York's Central Park

The crowd at the Global Citizen Festival in New York City, New York, booed while US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was on stage on Saturday, September 24.

The speaker covered issues of climate change and cutting carbon emissions during her short guest appearance.

Global Citizen thanked the speaker on Twitter, writing: “Thank you, @SpeakerPelosi for recognizing Global Citizens all around the world who took action in support of the new, historic climate legislation in the US!” Credit: Megan Palin via Storyful

Video transcript

- --40% by 2030 that will give a historic 300%--

[BOOING]

We will have better water and air for our children. Better paying jobs and lower energy bills for their parents. And allow us to pass the planet on in a responsible way. Your actions help make this happen. And I'm here to say thank you.

--40% by 2030. It will give a historic 370--

[BOOING]

We will have better water and air for our children. Better paying jobs and lower energy bills for their parents. And allow us to pass the planet on in a responsible way. Your actions help make this happen, and I'm here to say thank you.