Thousands of people demonstrate in 450 cities around the world to demand a change in the economic model to alleviate the environmental and social crisis “There is no, there is no planet B”, was heard this Friday in the Plaza Mayor in Madrid with the background sound of the batucadas. The international youth movement against climate change Fridays For Future has taken to the streets against the environmental crisis and for the transition to a more sustainable model in 450 cities around the world, from Japan and Germany to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Only in Spain there have been conc
Thousands of people demonstrate in 450 cities around the world to demand a change in the economic model to alleviate the environmental and social crisis “There is no, there is no planet B”, was heard this Friday in the Plaza Mayor in Madrid with the background sound of the batucadas. The international youth movement against climate change Fridays For Future has taken to the streets against the environmental crisis and for the transition to a more sustainable model in 450 cities around the world, from Japan and Germany to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Only in Spain there have been concentrations in 22 cities. Convened for the first time in 2018, and very affected after the break caused by the pandemic, the organization is now trying to resume the great momentum that these demonstrations had at the beginning. This year's slogan is “democratize energy”. In Madrid, at six in the afternoon, banners filled the Plaza Mayor with messages that read: “So much meat here, hunger in the South”, “Contaminates and Manta more” or “Change your life, not your climate”. Some 5,000 people have gathered, according to the organization, which also calculates that there have been some 36,000 in Berlin and that the seven concentrations called in as many Austrian cities have added 20,000 more attendees. In the one in the Spanish capital, between purple, red and green flags, organizations such as GreenPeace, Democratize Energy, Friends of the Earth and other social movements have joined the concentrations. Ariana Zumaran Jibaja, spokesperson for the Regularización Ya collective, points out that, in her case, her main demand is an end to the exploitation of resources in underdeveloped countries. “Large economies benefit through companies that operate in different countries. They often work in natural areas where they would not be allowed to operate in Europe."
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