Climate marches held across France and Switzerland

Climate protests and marches are taking place across various regions, including French-speaking Switzerland and France, to demand urgent action against global warming.

In France, a series of demonstrations organized under the ‘Call for Climate, Life, Peace, and Social Justice’ is scheduled for September 26. These marches follow reports from Santé publique France indicating that over 8,000 people died in connection with heatwaves between May and August 2026. Organizers are calling for emergency, adaptation, and mitigation plans, emphasizing the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transition away from fossil fuels to keep global temperature rises below 1.5 degrees Celsius.

In Switzerland, thousands of people have recently marched through the streets of French-speaking cities to advocate for the environment. Discussions surrounding these movements often link environmental protection to the cessation of global conflicts, noting the ecological destruction caused by warfare.