This is the case in France, where young people sometimes abandon a respected job to embrace the climate cause.
Blocking of roads and factories, stalls of portraits of the president, nothing scares them, not even police custody or prosecution.
With their movements Extinction Rebellion and Action Non Violente Cop21, they advocate civil disobedience to raise awareness, mobilize citizens and put pressure on government and businesses.
>> See also, our Reporters: Generation climat
For ten days, our journalists Karina Chabour and Claire Paccalin were able to follow their mobilization and thus tell about this struggle, its joys and its pitfalls.
Between blockades, arrests, vigil in front of the police station, trials and happenings, we offer you a dive into the heart of the battle waged by these collectives open to all, without declared leaders and where mutual aid and the D system are the rule.
À LA CARTE - Meet the new climate activists
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