Thousands Rally Against COP31 as Climate Talks Hit Midpoint
- On Saturday, more than 7,000 protesters marched through Antalya, Turkey, to demonstrate against the COP31 climate summit, gathering under rainy skies to voice dissatisfaction with international negotiations.
- Turkey co-chairs the COP31 summit, which reached its halfway point Saturday, though protesters criticized the event for failing to produce significant progress on reducing fossil fuel dependence.
- Organized by environmental groups, trade unions, and rights organizations, the demonstration proceeded peacefully under police supervision, with participants carrying rainbow flags joining after security screenings.
- Demonstrators demanded that political leaders act faster on climate issues, shouting slogans and calling for an end to what activist Halime Saman called the "consequences of climate injustice."
- The COP31 summit closes on November 20; while not expected to produce a major breakthrough, it remains critical for addressing the global climate crisis amid growing activism.
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Nearly 10,000 people marched on Saturday in fine rain, quiet and childish atmosphere, behind a wide banner written in Turkish: "We defend life against COP31!"
The conference ignores the demands of "the real victims of the climate crisis", several denounce.
Reformatorisch Dagblad
Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Antalya, where COP31 is being held. The police estimate that around 7,000 demonstrators were present. At the climate summit, they accused political leaders of having done too little for the people who suffer the most from environmental pollution.
According to the police, more than 7,000 people participated in the protest, organized by environmental groups, trade unions and Oeneges, which happened without incident.
BT
Protesters in Antalya accuse climate summit of failing those who suffer most from climate change.
Morgan County Citizen
The Straits TimesThousands rally against COP31 as climate talks hit midpoint
Thousands of protesters took to the streets Saturday in the Turkish city hosting COP31 to accuse the climate summit of failing those bearing the brunt of environmental destruction.
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