Housands Protest at COP31 in Turkey Over Climate Inaction
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housands Protest at COP31 in Turkey Over Climate Inaction
Thousands of environmental activists, trade union members and human rights campaigners marched through Turkey’s southern city of Antalya on Saturday, November 14, accusing world leaders of failing to take meaningful action against climate change. The demonstration took place halfway through the COP31 United Nations climate conference, as nearly 200 countries struggled to reach agreement on […]
Some 10,000 people, according to the Turkish authorities, demonstrated on Saturday 14 November in the centre of Antalya, the seaside resort where the 31st United Nations Climate Conference is taking place. Under close police supervision, groups brought human rights and the climate crisis to the heart of their message. From Bangladesh to Uganda, from Pakistan to Indonesia, a small florilege of testimonies gathered in the procession.
Thousands march in Antalya, calling out COP31's lack of climate ambition
Thousands of demonstrators marched peacefully from Aydin Kanza Park to Republic Square in central Antalya, expressing disappointment that while world leaders recognise that average global temperatures are set to increase by more than 1.5 degree Celsius, there is no plan on how to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels, protect ecosystems and deliver the climate finance needed to make it happen and support communities to adapt.
The mobilization took place on the occasion of the opening of the People's Climate Summit
With climate justice as the central slogan, thousands of people took to the streets of Antalya, Turkey, on Saturday, November 14, on the occasion of the opening of the People’s Climate Summit, on the sidelines of the 31st United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP31), which is taking place in the Turkish city from 9 to ... More www.ertnews.gr
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