Climate activists protest at Paris summit

(23 Jun 2023)
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Paris - 23 June 2023
1. Top shot of climate activists turning placards on the ground of Place de la Republique, revealing three US dollar signs turning from black to green
HEADLINE: Climate activists protest at Paris summit
 2. Wide of climate activists turning placards on the ground of Place de la Republique, revealing three US dollar signs turning from black to green
ANNOTATION: Climate activists gathered in central Paris on the second day of the climate and finance summit to demand polluters pay for climate damage. 
3. Wide of the green US dollar protest
ANNOTATION: They turned over placards on the ground, revealing three US dollar signs turning from black to green.
4. Activists applauding
5. Activists dancing
ANNOTATION: A two-day summit in Paris is aimed at setting up concrete measures to help poor and developing countries better tackle poverty and climate change.

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Paris - 22 June 2023
6. Climate activist Vanessa Nakate arriving for an interview
ANNOTATION: Climate activist Vanessa Nakate urged delegates at the summit to put the people first instead of profits and cancel debt owed by vulnerable countries.
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Vanessa Nakate, climate activist:
"In that moment I really wanted our leaders to have a certain kind of reflection and ponder also on the impacts of the climate crisis. It is one thing for us to talk about statistics, to talk about numbers. But it is not statistics that are starving in the Horn of Africa. It is people, children, women. So for me in that moment I just wanted them to understand the urgency of the crisis and how much it is costing lives but it is forcing children out of school, forcing girls into early marriages, leading to displacement of people, destruction of livelihoods. So I just wanted them to carry that reflection in their hearts and understand the urgency of the crisis."

7. Nakate during an interview
ANNOTATION: She says the conference in Paris will be successful if goals are accomplished not just talked about.

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Vanessa Nakate, climate activist:
“I mean if it's the start of something and we don't see what we really want to see by the end of the summit, I think we still have that room to hold leaders accountable because if you brought an initiative, if you have read a statement or given a commitment, it doesn't come to fulfillment than we have to hold you accountable for that. "

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Paris - 23 June 2023
9. Various of Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg at the protest
ANNOTATION: Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg also joined the protest in the French capital.

10. Various of the protest
ANNOTATION: French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged to deliver a to-do list that should be accompanied by a progress-tracking tool.
STORYLINE:
Climate activists gathered in central Paris on Friday calling for the implementation of a polluter-pay principle as the second day of a climate and finance summit was held in the French capital.

Fearing the talks won’t meet expectations, demonstrators - joined by Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg - turned over placards on the ground, revealing three US Dollar signs turning from black to green.

Climate activist Vanessa Nakate faced an audience packed with world leaders and finance officials on Thursday, silenced the room and made everyone listen to some uncomfortable facts.


Nakate told the AP that this conference in Paris will be successful if goals are accomplished, not just talked about.






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