'While they make billion-dollar deals, they do not care about global warming caused by their industry, or the floods, droughts, typhoons, pollution, crop failures, refugees and misery that result.'
protest on Tuesday 5 November, Extinction Rebellion continues to oppose Africa Oil Week being held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. This conference brings together international corporations, governments, investors and lobbyists, who — despite the global ecological crisis — continue to value profit over both people and the planet. The delegates who attend this conference are climate criminals”.
The statement said that minister of energy and mineral resources Gwede Mantashe and Western Cape Premier Alan Winde had “not adequately responded to the letter of demand we sent earlier this week”. Extinction Rebellion want government to acknowledge and declare a “climate and ecological emergency, reverse all policies inconsistent with addressing climate change, and work alongside the media to communicate this to their citizens”.
Spokesperson for the premier, Bianca Capazorio, told GroundUp: “The Western Cape is committed to developing an appropriate response to climate change, through both mitigation strategies focusing on reducing carbon emissions, and through building resilience to the impacts of climate change.
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