GLOBAL PROTESTS -THAI- UN CLIMATE TALKS

GLOBAL PROTESTS as key UN climate talks stumble.

THAI fishermen and labourers whose livelihoods are threatened by rising sea levels kicked off an international day of protests in Bangkok Saturday, where key UN talks are attempting breathe life into the Paris Agreement on climate change.

As global warming races ahead of efforts to contain it, the discussions are deadlocked over a number of contentious issues, with activists demanding immediate action to prevent irreparable damage to the planet.

The ''Rise of Climate'' protest movement - which has organised events in dozens of countries on Saturday - wants to governments to end their reliance on fossil fuels and transition fully into renewable energy.

Beginning in Australia, a tall ship moved through Sydney Harbour in front of the Opera House as activists on board held up protest signs.

In billowing sails featured banners that read ''Rise for Climate, Action with 350'' referring to environmental advocacy group 350 which spearheaded the global protests.

Balair Palese, CEO of 350 Australia, said the country - heavily reliant on coal mining for its economy - has long suffered the effects of a climate change - ''We are fighting bushfires in winter, suffering a crippling draught, and scientists fear back-to-back bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef this summer.''

In the Thai capital, some 250 protesters assembled in front of the UN regional headquarters, where delegates were discussing how to implement measures agreed by world powers under the 2015 Paris Accord on climate change.

The talks aim to create a draft legal framework for limiting global temperature rises that can be presented to ministers and heads of state at a final round of discussions in Poland in December.

The delegates have been meeting since Tuesday, but have made little progress, according to multiple sources close to the negotiations.

''The negotiators are not taking any action,'' Ruchi Tripathi head of climate justice at Charity Action Aid, told AFP.

In particular, the issue of how the fight against climate change will be funded - and how the funding is made available to developing nations - remains a key sticking point.  [Agencies]