2023-12-03 14:00:00
20,000 people, according to police figures, gathered to demand measures to combat climate change, once morest the backdrop of the 28th United Nations climate conference (COP28), which is currently taking place in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates.
Like previous demonstrations, the march is organized by the Climate Coalition, an umbrella of around a hundred NGOs, unions and citizen movements. Last year, nearly 30,000 people took part in the event according to the organizers, while the police counted 25,000.
The meeting was set for 12:15 p.m. at the Pol Bury fountain, near the Gare du Nord. The demonstrators then headed towards the Cinquantenaire park, where speeches and concerts will take place throughout the followingnoon.
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During the first nine months of 2023, the Earth’s average temperature was 1.4 degrees warmer than in pre-industrial years. This remains slightly below the limit of 1.5 degrees of warming, set by the Paris climate agreement signed in 2015.
“Every tenth of a degree counts to limit the effects of global warming, in terms of human rights, energy supply, food production and even biodiversity,” underlines the Climate Coalition in this regard.
“The dramatic consequences of the climate crisis are visible all over the world, but also at home, as in recent weeks in the Westhoek,” underlines the vice-president of the Climate Coalition Zanna Vanrenterghem. “COP28 must ensure that world leaders actually deliver on their climate commitments.”
“We ask Belgium and Europe to finally work on insulating our homes, strengthening public transport, reducing pollution, improving air quality, protecting of nature and the sustainability of our industry”, also pleaded the vice-president.
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