Thousands of environmental activists demonstrated Saturday against the holding of the German motor show in Munich, believing that the sector is not doing enough to reduce its emissions of greenhouse gases.
After a march around Munich train station, the demonstrators gathered in the square in a calm atmosphere and were joined by activists on bikes from all over the region in the early afternoon.
Nearly 25,000 people participated in the rallies, according to the group behind the protests. It brings together eight associations, including Greenpeace, the anti-globalization movement Attac and the German NGO BUND.
The German Motor Show (IAA), a big rally in the sector, takes place from Tuesday and until Sunday in the city’s congress hall. This year it presents itself as a showcase for the great challenge of electrification for the sector and wants to give a forum to “mobility” rather than to cars, with in particular more than 70 brands of bicycles. But this new concept has not calmed the claims.
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