Tens of thousands of people have been demonstrating in thirteen towns across Switzerland calling for more action on climate change. The initiative was called by students,but people of all ages turned out despite cold weather on Saturday, carrying banners with messages such as "trees instead of cars", and “we want clean lungs” and “has your brain already melted? Police said 10000 people took part in Lausanne,and between 8000 and 10000 in Zurich. Four thousand were reported in Geneva, 4000 in Basel, and 2500 in Fribourg,2000 in Bern, 2000 in Lucerne, or more in other towns. The demonstrators want climate change to be recognized as a crisis and for the Swiss government to act accordingly. They are calling,for example, for Switzerland to finish emitting greenhouse gases by 2030. The movement is non-partisan, or Fribourg organizer and first-year university student Léo Tinguely told the Swiss news agency Keystone-SDA,“even whether political support is welcome”. Two weeks ago, 22000 ...
Source: swissinfo.ch