On
November 28 and 29, hundreds of thousands of people around the world will take
to the streets in more than 2000 events in 150 countries to turn up the heat on
leaders heading to the Paris Climate Summit.
Frontline
community representatives, unionists, faith leaders, and families will call on
politicians to forge an ambitious new global climate agreement this December
that speeds up the just transition from fossil fuels to 100% renewable energy
and protects vulnerable people from worsening climate impacts. The people’s call
for leadership will be harder and harder to ignore.
With
the major march in Paris cancelled due to security concerns following the
horrific terrorist attacks which occurred there on November 13, French
activists are calling for people around the world to march in their name, in
solidarity with them.
No
matter what, citizens’ voices will be heard throughout the Paris Climate Summit
which runs from November 30 to December 11, 2015 – including in the streets of
the French capital as activists explore creative ways forward.
The
Summit is set to deliver a comprehensive climate agreement which should scale
up the transition to 100% renewable energy.
“Unprecedented numbers of people are coming on to
the streets because they know that we have solution to this crisis – we've
kickstarted the move away from fossil fuels in cities, communities and
businesses around the world. Now it’s time for leaders at the Paris Climate
Summit to agree to speed up the fair, funded transition to 100% renewable
energy for all,”
saidWael Hmaidan, Director, Climate Action Network International.
The
Global Climate Marches happening around the world will be a symbol of the
unshakeable resolve of the movement working for a safer, fairer and cleaner
world.
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