Paris, France. Today, 40,000 people took to the streets in Paris and across nearly 70 cities and towns— including Nantes, Lille, Lyon, Strasbourg, Grenoble, Amiens, Montpellier, Marseille, and Dijon — for Climat, Justice, Libertés. From a carnival-inspired flagship march departing Gare du Nord in Paris to creative decentralised actions nationwide, people united to urge the French government to stop derailing climate action and repair colonial environmental crimes, to tax the super-rich and big polluters in order to fund public services and the energy transition, and to impose a full embargo on the sale and transfer of arms to Israel.
Photos and videos of the Paris march are available here and global Draw The Line photos are available here
This unique mobilisation brought together a powerful and diverse coalition of more than 325 organisations — including 350.org, Les Amis de la Terre France, Action Justice Climat, Greenpeace France, Alternatiba, Attac France, Ghett’up, GreenFaith France, Les Impactrices, as well as major trade unions CGT, FSU and Solidaires. Led by people most affected by multiple overlapping crises and entrenched oppression — from Brazil to Palestine, Congo to Vietnam, as well as across France — participants denounced fossil fuel giants, agribusiness corporations, arms dealers, and billionaire profiteers who destroy the planet and exploit lives, along with the politicians who protect them, and called for real system change.
The Climat, Justice, Libertés marches built on the unprecedented citizen mobilisation against the Duplomb law and the powerful September 10 and 18 demonstrations. Organisers pledged that today’s momentum is only the beginning. With the 2026 Finance Bill debate approaching, COP30 in Belém, Brazil just weeks away, and the imminent start of the 2026 local elections campaign, pressure on the French government to deliver bold climate, social and tax justice measures will only intensify.
The demonstrations were part of Draw The Line, two weeks of action with more than 600 mobilisations in 85 countries — from Berlin to Johannesburg, New York to Manila — demanding an end to fossil fuels, taxation of extreme wealth, and a just transition ahead of COP30.
Fanny Petitbon, France Team Lead at 350.org, said:
“What happened today in Paris and across France demonstrates that people are not backing down. The message sent to President Macron and the incoming French government could not be clearer: stop dragging your feet on climate action and to drag the EU along with you, stop sabotaging our public services and making the poorest pay the price of unfair austerity measures. The choice is simple : listen to the people and introduce a tax on extreme wealth to fund real climate action and protect public services or stand with the super-rich and polluters. The line has been drawn — and we will hold them to account.”
Soraya Fettih, Senior France Campaigner at 350.org, said:
“Today’s mobilisation showed the power of solidarity. Anti-racist, decolonial movements and Palestine solidarity groups marching alongside unions, climate campaigners and justice organisations sent a clear message: there is no climate justice without human rights. We are drawing the line against genocide, exploitation, and systemic violence — in Gaza and across the world. The greed of fossil fuel and arms industries fuels both war and climate chaos, and ending the age of fossil fuels is inseparable from ending oppression. Together, we are demanding a fairer, safer world where everyone can thrive.”
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Notes to Editors
- Photos and videos of the Paris march are available here and global Draw The Line photos are available here
- More information: www.climat-justice-libertes.fr
Media contacts
- Fanny Petitbon (350.org), +33 6 19 12 21 46, [email protected]
- Mark Raven (350.org), +44 78414741 25, [email protected]