Hundreds of thousands of people, including 310,000 in New York according to the organizers, demonstrated Sunday in the world, calling for urgent action against climate change, two days before a UN summit on the issue.
In New York, actor Leonardo DiCaprio, the Secretary General of the UN Ban Ki-moon, former Vice President Al Gore, the mayor of New York Bill de Blasio, the French Minister Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and Ségolène Royal of Ecology were briefly joined the demonstrators, leaving from Central Park in the late morning.
The organizers hoped 100,000 people. According to one count, 310,000 marched to the “Walk the people for the climate.” The police gave no estimate.
“Defend Mother Earth”, said Spanish giant puppet. Placards denouncing the “dirty energy”, others demanded the arrest of the exploitation of shale gas, the other refused nuclear.
“Climate change affects us all,” pouvait- read one huge banner. “Urgent, save our planet,” stated another
Students, families, trade unionists, environmentalists, Native Americans in traditional dress, all had gathered around a slogan. “We want Action, not words “
Two days before a UN summit on climate change, which must meet more than 120 heads of state and government -. record for this folder – These steps were designed to push politicians to act “ambitiously” against climate change, and commit before the international conference in Paris 2015.
New York attended by far the most important event. But dozens of others were organized including London (at least 40,000 people according to the organizers), Berlin (over 10,000 according to police and organizers), Paris (5,000 according to police, 25,000 according to the organizers), Stockholm, Rome , Madrid, New Delhi, Melbourne (30,000) and Rio (5000): in total, according to organizers, some 2,500 events planned in 158 countries have gathered 580,000 people
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In Paris, the atmosphere was family-oriented. “Yesterday, you could tell they did not know. Now we know. The (climate) change is already underway, “said Nicolas Hulot, special envoy of French President to protect the planet.
In New York, the Secretary General of the UN Ban Ki-moon , wore a blue cap of the UN and a T-shirt saying “I am for climate action.”
“Our mission is to make this moment a turning point,” said M .de Blasio that Sunday morning announced plans to reduce emissions by 80% in greenhouse gas emissions in New York by 2050, compared to 2005.
M. Fabius was he welcomed a “convergence against climate change.”
“The fact that there is an event like this in New York shows that in the right direction but it still has plenty of work, “added the French minister.
” You can not change if everyone wants change, governments and populations, “he added .
Over 1,400 groups had joined the New York march, trade unionists, environmentalists, scientists, students from 320 American campuses, artists, religious groups, victims of Hurricane Sandy … Nearly 500 buses came from practically all the American states.
Some protesters were also from India, Zimbabwe, Senegal or the Marshall Islands, in danger of being swallowed up by the Pacific Ocean.
“We can not wait, we need action now, “insisted a mother of two children came from this archipelago of Micronesia, Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner.
A leader of a Brooklyn restaurant, Evan Hanczor, had also mingled with the demonstrators, to highlight the dangers of climate change for “food security.”
“Many people will find it more difficult to feed themselves,” Has he told AFP.
“Our people are suffering from drought, flooding, deterioration of our land,” says Fatima Niang Diop, activist and teacher came especially Dakar as ambassador group 350.org.
Party Columbus Circle, near Central Park, the procession followed a moment of silence at 1:00 p.m. (1700 GMT) for the victims of climate change, then the marchers “blew the whistle on the climate “by making as much noise with trumpets, vuvuzelas, drums, bells and whistles. More than 32 bands were there to help them.
The event was scheduled to end in late afternoon near the Hudson River at 34th Street.
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