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From “civil disobedience” to organized disorder

2022-11-04T19:24:02.515Z


ECOLOGY AND POLITICS, IGNITION (1/4) - Dogma of renewables, sacrifice of nuclear power, abandonment of campaigns, militant radicalization... As the ecological question becomes more prominent, the debates become polarized. Immersed in a political sphere on the verge of conflagration.


The meeting is given in a chic café in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, at the foot of the Opéra Garnier.

It is still dark, Paris is waking up.

At the back of the room, a small group of people in their twenties listen attentively to a young woman.

She holds in her hands a diagram: a circle, some arrows and a central point.

This is the target, the Palais Brongniart, this imposing monument located Place de la Bourse which is preparing to host the

Climate Finance Day

.

An annual event bringing together the global financial industry to address the issue of ecological transition.

Or rather yet another “

greenwashing ritual ”

(greenwashing, editor’s note)”, as activists prefer to sum it up, who see it as a misleading marketing device aimed at giving themselves a false eco-responsible image.

With their plan in mind, the militants set out and join the rest of the troops.

As agreed, they leave the metro "in columns", that is to say as close as possible.

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Source: lefigaro

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