Fridays for Future said Tuesday that
marches will take place in 70 Italian cities for the
international movement's global climate strike this Friday,
which is also the last day of campaigning for Sunday's general
election in Italy.
Fridays For Future Italia (FFF Italia) said the climate crisis
has been largely ignored during the election campaign even
though, with extreme weather events such as last week's deadly
storms in Marche following months of drought that wreaked havoc
on the country's agriculture, the effects of the emergency are
being felt here in a big way.
"The aim of the protest is to put the climate crisis and the
solutions needed to address it, the great absentee of the
election campaign, back at the centre of the public's
attention," said FFF Italia spokeswoman Agnese Casadei.
"The disaster that occurred a few days ago in Marche reminds us
of the consequences of ignoring the climate crisis.
"Our chances of averting a catastrophic rise in temperatures
depend on the next five years and we risk wasting them with a
parliament that does not see the climate question as a priority.
"We cannot allow this to happen. Politicians must realize that
ignoring this problem is not an option if they want to obtain
citizens' support.
"They must realize that not taking action today is equal to
being the criminal accomplices of the biggest crisis in human
history".
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