"G7 responsible, IMF guilty, let's cancel the debt for a livable planet", read a banner deployed in front.
A few dozen activists from Extinction Rebellion, Youth for Climate or 350.org targeted this IMF building in a global campaign called "Debt for climate" organized on the occasion of the G7 summit in Germany to demand the cancellation of the debt of the poorest countries so that they can deal with the climate crisis.
Some activists glued their hands to the glass doors at the entrance of the building while others, seated on the ground in front, chained themselves to each other, their arms inside long pipes, to be more difficult to dislodge.
"The debt crisis is primarily the result of an unjust financial system dominated by the richest countries. The G7, the IMF and the World Bank have historic responsibilities in the development of this vicious circle of debts/overexploitation of resources", denounced in a press release Extinction Rebellion, Attac-France and Youth for Climate France who organized the Parisian action.
"The recognition of an ecological debt by the richest countries is a fundamental requirement. This ecological debt comes from the responsibility of the richest countries in climate change: they are the ones who are the first responsible for the destruction of biodiversity and the plundering of resources within countries that are least responsible for and most impacted by ongoing and future environmental crises,” they added.
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