Paris: Climate activists barred entry on Monday International Monetary Fund‘s Paris Some people cling to their doors, demanding an end to the debt of developing countries to help combat climate change.
The Paris protest is part of a “debt for the climate” global campaign calling on rich-nation leaders attending the G7 summit in Germany to cancel debts from poor and less industrialized countries, which are known to be in the global South. is referred to as.
Experts say the low emitter countries in the global south contribute the least to climate change, but they are most affected by the consequences.
“We need to give these countries the resources to fight the climate crisis. They are victims first and responsible last,” said one extinction rebellion Activists call themselves “Chalu”, one of dozens before them International Monetary Fund Building in the wealthy 16th district of Paris.
Several activists from Extinction Rebellion, Youth for Climate and 350.org stuck their hands to the glass doors at the entrance to the building, while others sat with their hands folded together inside the tubes to make them harder to move.
The group spread a banner reading “G7 responsible, IMF guilty” in front of the building, while some activists scattered counterfeit notes with the slogan “Stop fossil fuels”.
“The debt crisis is first and foremost the result of an unjust financial system dominated by the richest countries,” activist groups Extinction Rebellion, Atacte-France and Youth for Climate France, which organized the Paris action, said in a statement.
“G7, IMF and world Bank There are historical responsibilities in the development of this vicious cycle of debt (and) over-exploitation of resources”, he said.
Environmental activists have organized protests to focus on climate change in recent weeks, as the energy crisis and war dominate the news agenda in Ukraine.
The Paris protest is part of a “debt for the climate” global campaign calling on rich-nation leaders attending the G7 summit in Germany to cancel debts from poor and less industrialized countries, which are known to be in the global South. is referred to as.
Experts say the low emitter countries in the global south contribute the least to climate change, but they are most affected by the consequences.
“We need to give these countries the resources to fight the climate crisis. They are victims first and responsible last,” said one extinction rebellion Activists call themselves “Chalu”, one of dozens before them International Monetary Fund Building in the wealthy 16th district of Paris.
Several activists from Extinction Rebellion, Youth for Climate and 350.org stuck their hands to the glass doors at the entrance to the building, while others sat with their hands folded together inside the tubes to make them harder to move.
The group spread a banner reading “G7 responsible, IMF guilty” in front of the building, while some activists scattered counterfeit notes with the slogan “Stop fossil fuels”.
“The debt crisis is first and foremost the result of an unjust financial system dominated by the richest countries,” activist groups Extinction Rebellion, Atacte-France and Youth for Climate France, which organized the Paris action, said in a statement.
“G7, IMF and world Bank There are historical responsibilities in the development of this vicious cycle of debt (and) over-exploitation of resources”, he said.
Environmental activists have organized protests to focus on climate change in recent weeks, as the energy crisis and war dominate the news agenda in Ukraine.