Thousands of climate activists marched in Sandton, protesting the African Energy Week conference and its promotion of fossil fuel industries. The protesters called for an end to the event, government boycott of the African Energy Chamber, rejection of fossil fuel expansion, and reparations from multinational corporations.
End ‘free market economics, deregulation and privatisation’, say climate activists at energy protest in Sandton
A multi-organisation protest on Tuesday outside the African Energy Chamber in Sandton turned up the volume as protestors looked to drown out the endeavours of private business interests. The protestors want an immediate end to African Energy Week, as well as a government boycott and severing of ties with the African Energy Chamber.Additionally, they called for a continental rejection of fossil fuel expansion and for multinational corporations to pay reparations to exploited communities.
“ strongly rejected the policies pushed by AEW—free-market economics, deregulation, and privatisation— which are designed to entrench debt, underdevelopment, and exploitation,” they said in a joint statement.Carbon Dioxide is the fossil fuel emission targeted by climate activists, with Africa producing less CO₂ than Europe and both North and South America, as per
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