A climate protester on May 24, 2019 in Paris.

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Alain JOCARD / AFP

Grenoble, Rennes, Nantes, Toulouse… On the occasion of the International Youth Day for the Climate, several calls to demonstrate have been launched throughout France.

But in the midst of the resurgence of the Covid-19 epidemic, the mobilization of young French people has remained very modest.

The movement Fridays for Future of the Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg called this Friday for a new global "strike" for the climate, after several editions which had mobilized hundreds of thousands of people around the world.

The Youth For Climate France movement has placed this day under the sign of "ecological and social justice" and the fight against "large unnecessary and imposed projects".

The mobilization continues on Saturday

For example, to oppose the widening of the Grenoble ring road and the construction of a large shopping center, around forty masked activists, mainly high school students and students, quietly occupied the entrance hall of the Métropole Grenoble Alpes whose “irresponsible actions” they denounced, noted an AFP journalist.

In Rennes, Nantes or Toulouse, marches were organized, combining local and more general demands.

The crowd was reduced.

"Despite the urgency of the climate crisis, governments are still not reacting (...) Currently, we are in a health crisis but the climate crisis is also very real and it must be taken with the same seriousness as the health crisis", said Juliette, 18, who was participating in the Rennes rally.

Carrying signs "We have already killed 70% of the living" or "No assistance to planet in danger", more than 200 young people took part in this parade, according to an AFP journalist.

A few dozen others gathered in Nantes and Toulouse.

The mobilization must continue on Saturday in other cities, with in particular an action called “Camp climate, let's build resistance” which must involve the occupation of a Parisian place kept secret.

Youth For Climate France also announces actions related to the safety of Seveso industrial sites, on the anniversary of the Lubrizol fire in Rouen.

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