Activists are directly addressing German Finance Minister @ChristianLindner who as Finance Minister of one of the #G7 countries, has influence on global finance and is also Deputy Governor for Germany in the IMF.
"Germany, like other Global North countries, has a historic responsibility in the climate crisis, in a way a climate debt to the rest of the world, and as one of the #G7 countries also an enormous influence on global politics." #G7GER
One of the #DebtForClimate activists who had glued themselves to the Finance Ministry in Berlin talks about the action:
"We are going to fight until the debt is cancelled!" #G7GER
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The action Sunday was packed with people in Asia, Africa, Europe, North & Latin America who can't accept crushing debt that is destroying communities & planet.
The coming days we'll rise up & confront financial power! #DebtForClimate#DeudaxClima
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💥“We cannot achieve climate justice without putting into consideration the debt that is being put on developing countries, and yet they are suffering some of the worst impacts of the #climatecrisis...." 💥
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"...We want the countries Global North to take responsibility for their actions, to take responsibility for what is happening in our countries. It's because of them that the #emissions in the atmosphere what are multiplying each and every year..."