The incident occurred as the day was classified as red by Bison Futé, with many French people taking the road for vacation this weekend.

The entrance to the A6 motorway at the Paris ring road was blocked for a few minutes on Saturday morning by environmental activists.

They are calling for "immediate government action on the climate emergency", according to a police source.

"This morning around 8:30 a.m., on the ring road at Porte d'Orléans, at the intersection with the A6, individuals from the Last Renovation collective briefly occupied the ring road, before being dislodged by the police", indicated the Paris police headquarters.

Fourteen people were arrested and taken into custody, according to the Paris prosecutor's office.

“Thermal renovation of buildings”

The highway was paralyzed as the day was classified red by Bison smart in the direction of departures.

The group of pro-climate activists Last renovation claimed the action by press release.

"Last renovation has been asking the government for several months to submit a concrete bill in favor of the thermal energy renovation of buildings", writes the organization.

"In the context of an exceptional heat wave which testifies to the already existing effects of climate change, we will continue to disrupt the normal functioning of the country, its infrastructure and its sports competitions," said Sasha, spokesperson for the campaign and quoted in the press release.

Roland-Garros, Tour de France and ring road

Last renovation already immobilized the Tour de France riders on Tuesday and carried out an action on June 3 in which an activist tied herself to the net during the semi-final of the men's Roland-Garros tennis tournament between Marin Cilic and Casper Ruud .

On June 26, the same organization also blocked the ring road for twenty minutes.

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