a climate march organized this Saturday, November 6
COP 26 is currently being held in Glasgow, Scotland. Until November 12, leaders around the world must find agreements on the fight against global warming. On this occasion, dozens of social and environmental movements respondent to a global day of action for climate justice this Saturday, November 6, 2021.
“The idea is to show the mobilization, the expectation and the demands of civil society towards those responsible”, indicates Régine Lange, member of France Nature Environnement (FNE) Midi-Pyrénées, a The Independent Opinion. “We are facing a real inaction from the leaders. Those responsible must take concrete decisions and actions,” she said. More workshops for demonstrations, gatherings, or symbolic actions are planned in several cities in France.
“This is the last chance COP”
A march for the climate will take place in Toulouse. Departure is scheduled at 2:26 p.m. at the top of the Ramblas. “We need to be many. This is the COP of the last chance. Actions must be implemented before 2030. If we stay on this trajectory, we will greatly exceed 2 ° C in 2100. This is not the case. is not just a question of weather. There will be cascades of very important effects. In the region, we will have an aridity comparable to that of southern Spain or northern Morocco at the end of the century “, alert Régine Lange.
This march is organized by several associations and local collectives including Alternatiba, ANV-COP21, Greenpeace Toulouse, Youth For Climate, Extinction Rebellion, Ax Vert de la Ramée, FNE Midi-Pyrénées or even Friends of the Earth. They are determined to make their demands heard. “We need to give more support to projects that exploit them. Associations and collectives also have local requirements.
Local demands
“We are not only calling at the highest level. We need to raise awareness among those responsible, including local ones. They will have to be accountable for their decisions,” said the member of FNE Midi-Pyrénées. She continues: “How does Toulouse Métropole issue building permits for projects like the Tour Occitanie? The Departmental Council must also explain itself on the Toulouse-Castres motorway”. The different movements requested elsewhere abandonment of new road projects.
“We should no longer consider structures that artificialize the soil and harm biodiversity. All projects having a negative impact on the climate must be abandoned,” insists Régine Lange. In order to limit the circulation of cars in Toulouse, they require “a ambitious public transport development policy intra-urban and inter-urban, as well as cycle lanes on specific sites “.