Fridays For Future carried out climate strikes across Austria on Friday. Depending on the city, up to several hundred people took part in the events. The focus was on the EU elections on June 9 and the EU renaturation law (see video above).
In Bregenz, for example, banners were seen with messages such as “If you don’t take environmental problems seriously, you are one of them” or “There is no planet B”. On June 9 there is the chance to “vote for the climate”, every vote counts. The program in the capital of Vorarlberg included short speeches and live music.
In Klagenfurt, 75 participants marched through the city center in the rain. In the capital of Carinthia, the EU renaturation law was discussed, among other things. The Scientists for the Future Carinthia only sent an open letter to Governor Peter Kaiser (SPÖ) on Friday. It should be clarified which federal state is behind the revised law. This ensures, for example, that more forests are reforested and that heathlands are re-watered.
250 participants in Salzburg
In Kufstein (Tyrol) about 40 people took part in a demonstration. “Voting is like brushing your teeth. If you don’t do it, it will turn brown,” was the motto according to the activists. On Friday afternoon, even more people had gathered in Salzburg with around 250 participants. For example, the protest was aimed at the black-blue state government, which pits nature and climate protection against each other.
In Vienna, the environmental organization World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) called for “political solidarity” for the EU renaturation law. During the last meeting, the activists called on people to collectively brush their teeth.
Demonstrations for the climate strike on Friday, May 31, were announced in eight Austrian cities, and there are more than 100 across Europe.
Source: Krone
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