A dozen activists from the NGO Greenpeace unfurled three banners and a sand yacht near the PSG stadium at the end of the afternoon, to protest against the remarks of club coach Christophe Galtier on the use of tanks sailing in the movements of the PSG, instead of private planes very emitting carbon.
“
PSG: climate red card
”, and “
climate no longer have time to laugh about
it”, could we read on the banners, deployed in front of a blue sand yacht with a bright orange sail.
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The words of Christophe Galtier and the giggles of club star Kylian Mbappé who accompanied them sparked a storm of indignant reactions.
"
They must put their capacity to influence at the service of the fight against the climate crisis and not the other way around
", declared during the action the director of Greenpeace France, Jean-François Julliard, calling on Kylian Mbappé to "
put his image and its influence at the service of this fight (for the climate), it has visibility and an aura throughout the world that it should put at the service of this fight
”.
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On the merits "
we know that
(PSG)
will not be able to do everything by train or more energy-efficient transport, but that the PSG coach with the team's best-known player does not care at this point there's a question about this climate crisis, it's not possible,
” he continued.
Mehdi, a 16-year-old PSG supporter, said he “
agreed
” with the message of the action but added: “
why not tell all the clubs?
All L1 clubs are doing the same thing
.