More than 60,000 protesters gathered in the Swiss capital Bern on Saturday demanding tougher policies to combat climate change, organisers said, less than a month ahead of a national election.
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GENEVA, Sept 30 (Reuters) - More than 60,000 protesters gathered in the Swiss capital Bern on Saturday demanding tougher policies to combat climate change, organisers said, less than a month ahead of a national election.
Such large protests are rare in Switzerland and show growing public frustration with the pace of policy-making to combat global warming despite ample evidence of its impact.
Switzerland’s glaciers have shrunk by 10% in two years, while September was the hottest on record in a country warming at more than twice the global rate.
The Green Party, which boosted its presence at the last parliamentary election but does not have a seat in the ruling cabinet, estimated that more than 60,000 people took part.
“Parliament, with its bourgeois majority, is preventing rapid, consistent and effective climate protection,” the Green Party said.
Its voters approved a draft climate law in June that aims to cut emissions to net zero by 2050 by giving financial incentives for firms and consumers to switch to renewables.
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GENEVA, Sept 30 (Reuters) - More than 60,000 protesters gathered in the Swiss capital Bern on Saturday demanding tougher policies to combat climate change, organisers said, less than a month ahead of a national election.
Such large protests are rare in Switzerland and show growing public frustration with the pace of policy-making to combat global warming despite ample evidence of its impact.
Switzerland’s glaciers have shrunk by 10% in two years, while September was the hottest on record in a country warming at more than twice the global rate.
The Green Party, which boosted its presence at the last parliamentary election but does not have a seat in the ruling cabinet, estimated that more than 60,000 people took part.
“Parliament, with its bourgeois majority, is preventing rapid, consistent and effective climate protection,” the Green Party said.
Its voters approved a draft climate law in June that aims to cut emissions to net zero by 2050 by giving financial incentives for firms and consumers to switch to renewables.
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