Sharjah24 - AFP: Tens of thousands of protesters joined the first major climate march in Brussels since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, weeks before a major climate summit.
Police said initial estimates suggested at least 25,000 marchers walked a three-kilometre (two-mile) route from the city's North rail station to the Cinquantenaire Park. Organisers said the number of participants was 70,000. "It is time for systemic change with radical action. It's about the survival of humanity," climate activist Anuna De Wever told VRT television. About 80 activist groups under the banner "Climate Coalition" called for the protest, which saw Belgian politicians also taking to the streets.
"The climate is a socioeconomic story. We now have to stand up for the climate, the bill should not be paid by my generation," said Conor Rousseau, chief of Flanders social democrat party Vooruit. The protest took on an added significance after devastating floods in July killed dozens in Belgium.
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