Yellow Vest Uprising Exposes Urgent Need for Rapid Energy Transition That Stiffs Elites, Lifts the Working Class
NOVANEWS
"There will be no justice unless those who are responsible for emissions—namely multinationals and the better off in society who consume the most, are those who bear the brunt of the cost of transition."
by: Julia Conley
Protesters march in the 'yellow vests' demonstration near the Arc de Triomphe on December 8, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo: Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump looked on approvingly at the chaos that engulfed Paris last weekend as more than 1,000 "Yellow Vest" protesters were arrested in one of their largest demonstrations yet—claiming that 100,000 French people had taken to the streets to protest policies aimed at cutting carbon emissions.
But organizers unequivocally denied that the Yellow Vest movement is anti-climate ...