'When we the people use our collective power we can win,' said one campaigner.
in the U.S. and Europe in recent months would not have happened without human-caused planetary heating.
Tasneem Essop, executive director of Climate Action Network, emphasized that popular uprisings against the fossil fuel industry and the politicians that continue to support it have found success, such as the campaign that pushed Ecuadorians to vote against drilling in the"July 2023 was the hottest month in recorded climate history," said Essop. "The unparalleled, deadly climate disasters sweeping the world seem to leave polluters unfazed. Historical emitters like Norway, the U.K.
"When we the people use our collective power we can win," Essop added. "Let our resistance against fossil fuels in September send a loud message to the fossil fuel industry and their supporters that their time is up." Outside of the U.S., more than 3,000 people are expected to join the Pakistan Climate March in the southern Sidh province; 100,000 are expected to join a march in Abuja, Nigeria; and 3,000 are expected to march near Malacañang Palace in Manila.
"We demand a phaseout of fossil fuels now," said Farooq Tariq, secretary-general of Kissan Rabita Committee in Pakistan. "The fossil fuel industry and its supporters bear responsibility for the climate crisis and perpetuate a predatory and destructive economic system that harms both people and the planet."
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