Actions are multiplying on the sidelines of COP26. On Wednesday November 3, several hundred members of the Extinction Rebellion (XR) movement gathered in Glasgow city center (United Kingdom), a few kilometers from where the climate summit is being held. “Our march points to the greenwashing, a dangerous practice. She misleads the public, makes them believe that we are acting. It’s criminal “, explains to franceinfo Daryl Tayar, spokesperson for the Scottish branch of Extinction Rebellion, his voice sometimes covered by slogans shouted by the crowd.
“Climate justice, now”, cry protesters # COP26 pic.twitter.com/pzI4Dd0sPb
– Camille Adaoust (@CamilleAd) November 3, 2021
Just behind him, near the Royal Concert Hall, a small group dressed up as ghost hunters, a reference to the film Ghost busters. “Governments, companies … We want to denounce the contradictions between words and deeds”, explains Robin, one of the activists. the greenwashing is indeed a marketing process aimed at giving a misleading ecological image.
In the march, there are the “Greenwash busters”. “We want to denounce the contradictions between the words and the actions of governments”, me Robin. “Around us too, all these companies are following a green marketing trend, it’s just greenwashing.” # COP26 pic.twitter.com/XAj4ilAked
– Camille Adaoust (@CamilleAd) November 3, 2021
The procession, surrounded by a large police force, has also stopped several times in front of the business premises. “targeted for their practice of greenwashing“ : the company Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE), where two activists did a sit-in chained to each other, then the JP Morgan bank a few tens of meters away.
“Shame on you,” protesters shout outside JP Morgan Bank. Very important police force between the locals and the crowd # COP26 pic.twitter.com/KvBmjISd3Y
– Camille Adaoust (@CamilleAd) November 3, 2021
In the crowd, a small group of French activists made the trip to Glasgow. “We are participating in something bigger, a global movement”, rejoices Ynalem, coming from Limoges (Haute-Vienne) for the occasion. And to regret: “At the COP, the rulers come together to send the message that they are doing something, but they are not doing anything”.
In the crowd there are 8 members of@xrFrance. “We are participating here in something bigger. A world rebellion movement,” said Ynalem, who came from Montpellier. “It feels good to see that we are not alone in our fight”, adds Batpoi, from Limoges # COP26 pic.twitter.com/tttvABv3Cl
– Camille Adaoust (@CamilleAd) November 3, 2021