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Tens of thousands take part in climate protests across France
(The Guardian, 12 Mar 2022) Demonstrations call for greater focus on environmental crisis in runup to presidential election next month.
Tens of thousands of people protested across France on Saturday to call for more attention to the climate crisis in the runup to the presidential electionnext month.
“Look up,” read one message in giant orange letters demonstrators held up in Paris, urging politicians to make protecting the planet a priority.
The sign was a nod to Netflix hit Don’t Look Up, in which astronomers who discover a comet will wipe out the Earth try in vain to get politicians to take the threat seriously. “When are we going to talk about it?” read another sign.
The climate crisis took up only 1.5% of talking points in media coverage of the election campaign from 28 February to 6 March, a recent survey by climate justice NGOs has found.
Organisers said 80,000 protesters took part across the country, including 32,000 people in Paris. The interior ministry however said just about 40,000 demonstrated, of whom 11,000 where in the capital.
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The Guardian, 12 Mar 2022: Tens of thousands take part in climate protests across France
