“We are one month away from the first round of the presidential election and we have hardly talked about climate change in this campaign.
It's scary ".
Like Tess, 20, present this Saturday in the processions of the “Look up” march in Paris, there are thousands of them who are seriously worried about the absence in the debates of the question of the climate emergency.
“And yet, the hour is serious.
We cannot deny the latest figures published by the IPCC”, reminds Ulysses, looking serious.
On February 28, UN climate experts issued a new warning to politicians around the world.
According to them, the world is not prepared for the massive and dramatic consequences of the ongoing climate crisis and humanity will experience unprecedented suffering if inaction continues.
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“It's true that the latest report came in the middle of the war in Ukraine, and the media attention is focused on what's going on there.
But that's no reason to forget what hangs in our faces, "says Nicolas, who is about to vote for the first time in a presidential election and who has still not decided on the name of his candidate. .
According to a barometer set up by several NGOs, the issue of climate issues occupied only “2.7% of the speaking time” of candidates in the media last week.
Hence the many placards brandished in the processions where one could read “When are we talking about it?
".
A total of 135 marches took place across the country, bringing together 80,000 people according to the organizers, including 32,000 for the Paris parade.
The organizers are already calling for a new series of climate marches on April 9, on the eve of the first round of the presidential election.
In the meantime, another mobilization is to take place on March 25, as part of the “global youth strikes” initiated by the Swedish activist Greta Thunberg.
