PARIS: Climate activists on Monday blocked the entrance International Monetary Fund‘S Paris office with some people glued to the door, demanding debt relief from developing countries to help tackle climate change.
The Paris protests are part of the global “Debt for Climate” campaign calling on the leaders of rich nations attending the G7 summit in Germany to cancel the debts of poorer countries and less industrialized, known as the global south.
Experts say that while low-emissions countries in the global south contribute the least to climate change, they tend to suffer the most.
“We need to give these countries the resources to fight the climate crisis. They are the first victims and the last to be held accountable,” said one. Extinction Rebellion Activist calling himself “Chalou”, one of dozens standing in front IMF building in the affluent 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Several activists from Extinction Rebellion, Youth for the Climate and 350.org glued their hands to the glass doors at the building’s entrance, while others sat in the front with their arms linked to the side. in the tube to make it harder to move them.
The group unfurled a banner reading “G7 responsible, IMF guilty” in front of the building, while some activists spread fake banknotes bearing the slogan “Stop using fossil fuels”.
The activist groups Extinction Rebellion, Attac-France and Youth for Climate France, the Paris action group, said: “The debt crisis is above all the result of an unjust financial system dominated by the richest countries. “.
“G7, IMF and World Bank they have historical responsibility in the development of the vicious cycle of debt (and) over-resource exploitation,” they added.
Environmental activists have staged a series of protests in recent weeks to refocus attention on climate change, as the energy crisis and war in Ukraine dominate the agenda. news.
The Paris protests are part of the global “Debt for Climate” campaign calling on the leaders of rich nations attending the G7 summit in Germany to cancel the debts of poorer countries and less industrialized, known as the global south.
Experts say that while low-emissions countries in the global south contribute the least to climate change, they tend to suffer the most.
“We need to give these countries the resources to fight the climate crisis. They are the first victims and the last to be held accountable,” said one. Extinction Rebellion Activist calling himself “Chalou”, one of dozens standing in front IMF building in the affluent 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Several activists from Extinction Rebellion, Youth for the Climate and 350.org glued their hands to the glass doors at the building’s entrance, while others sat in the front with their arms linked to the side. in the tube to make it harder to move them.
The group unfurled a banner reading “G7 responsible, IMF guilty” in front of the building, while some activists spread fake banknotes bearing the slogan “Stop using fossil fuels”.
The activist groups Extinction Rebellion, Attac-France and Youth for Climate France, the Paris action group, said: “The debt crisis is above all the result of an unjust financial system dominated by the richest countries. “.
“G7, IMF and World Bank they have historical responsibility in the development of the vicious cycle of debt (and) over-resource exploitation,” they added.
Environmental activists have staged a series of protests in recent weeks to refocus attention on climate change, as the energy crisis and war in Ukraine dominate the agenda. news.
