The entrance to the A6 motorway at the level of the Paris ring road was blocked for a few minutes on Saturday morning by environmental activists who are calling for "
immediate government action in the face of the climate emergency
", according to a police source, quoted by the AFP.
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This morning around 8:30 a.m., on the ring road at Porte d'Orléans, at the intersection with the A6, individuals from the Last Renovation collective briefly occupied the ring road, before being dislodged by the police
", indicated the Paris police headquarters.
Fourteen people were arrested and taken into custody, according to the Paris prosecutor's office.
The highway was paralyzed while the day was classified red by Bison Futé in the direction of departures.
The group of pro-climate activists Last renovation claimed the action by press release.
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Last renovation has been asking the government for several months to submit a concrete bill in favor of the thermal energy renovation of buildings
", writes the organization.
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In the context of an exceptional heat wave which testifies to the already existing effects of climate change, we will continue to disrupt the normal functioning of the country, its infrastructure and its sports competitions
," said Sasha, spokesperson for the campaign and quoted in the press release.
Last renovation already immobilized the Tour de France riders on Tuesday and carried out an action on June 3 in which an activist tied herself to the net during the semi-final of the men's Roland-Garros tennis tournament between Marin Cilic and Casper Ruud .
On June 26, the same organization also blocked the ring road for twenty minutes.