The marchers, particularly in India’s political and financial capitals of New Delhi and Mumbai, demanded the reduction of India’s high-carbon economy relying on coal-fired plants and instead called for a focus on renewable sources of energy, in accordance with India’s commitment to the Paris Accords.
“We need to stop coal-fired plants and fossil fuels right now to enable meaningful action. But, protesters need to understand power structures in the governments worldwide and how to engage with it,” Doreen Stabinsky, Professor of Global Environmental Politics, College of the Atlantic, said.
