Paris climate activists plan human chain on global day of action
- 8 years ago
PARIS, Nov 29 Activists plan to join arms and form a "human chain" in Paris on Sunday to urge action on global warming, in a muted rally after attacks on the city by Islamic State, at the heart of worldwide protests on the eve of a U.N. climate summit in France.
More than 2,000 climate events are planned in cities including Sydney, Jakarta, Berlin, London, Sao Paulo and New York, making it one of the biggest days of action on climate change in history, organisers say.
Activists in France scaled back their plans when the government imposed a state of emergency after the attacks two weeks ago killed 130 people, banning the planned demonstration in Paris, meant as the biggest of all.
In France, activists plan to form a static human chain, formed by about 3,400 people joining arms along what had been the original 3 km route through central Paris from the Place de la Republique to Place de la Nation.
More than 2,000 climate events are planned in cities including Sydney, Jakarta, Berlin, London, Sao Paulo and New York, making it one of the biggest days of action on climate change in history, organisers say.
Activists in France scaled back their plans when the government imposed a state of emergency after the attacks two weeks ago killed 130 people, banning the planned demonstration in Paris, meant as the biggest of all.
In France, activists plan to form a static human chain, formed by about 3,400 people joining arms along what had been the original 3 km route through central Paris from the Place de la Republique to Place de la Nation.