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October 15, 2018

Tens of Thousands March in Europe Demanding Action on Climate
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Tens of thousands of people marched in Paris and in other major cities
across France on Saturday demanding meaningful action on climate change.
Thousands more marched in Geneva, Switzerland. This is Greenpeace
Switzerland spokesperson Mathias Schlegel.

Mathias Schlegel: "Each time the climate gets warmer, even by one-tenth
of a degree, it has a lot of consequences. For example, if the climate
gets warmer by just 1.5 degrees, we can save certain glaciers in
Switzerland; if it gets warmer by 2 degrees, we can't save any. If the
climate gets warmer by just 1.5 degrees, we can save up to a third of
the oceans' coral reefs; if it gets warmer by 2 degrees, we can't."



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