At the second edition of the national mobilization, thousands march to urge COP30 to accelerate the ecological transition
As COP30 unfolds in Belém, Marevivo joins Climate Pride, the national mobilization bringing together
more than 80 environmental and humanitarian organizations, to give a voice to the oceans, powerful
yet too often overlooked allies in the fight against the climate crisis, and to demand global climate and
social justice.
Last Saturday, thousands of people gathered in the streets of Rome, associations, movements, citizens, forming a long, performative street parade featuring masks representing marine organisms, wind turbines, the stage set of an ancient Palestinian olive tree, and a banner reading “From the Amazon to Europe: Planetary Climate Justice.” The march set off from Piazzale Aldo Moro and concluded at Largo Preneste, in the eastern part of the city, calling on political leaders gathered at COP30 in Belém to enact concrete change in climate and social policies. The 82 participating organizations delivered a clear message: in a global scenario marked by the escalating impacts of the climate crisis, by wars, inequality, and competition over resources, it is urgent to break free from fossil fuel dependence and halt the escalation of rearmament, practices that fuel new forms of colonialism and deepen international imbalances. The ecological and energy transition makes countries less dependent on the import of raw materials and energy resources, and therefore less implicated in the geopolitical tensions that too often lead to conflicts around the world. The climate crisis is already a structural condition affecting communities everywhere, and no country can consider itself exempt. Despite the United States’ withdrawal from climate commitments during the Trump administration and the resulting slowdown in global action, extreme weather events continue to increase, with economic damages rising tenfold since 2000, reaching 1.4 trillion dollars in 2024, according to BloombergNEF.
The initiative also aimed to call on the European Union to support an ambitious agreement to phase out fossil fuels and accelerate a fair ecological transition, providing resources for countries most exposed to the impacts of the climate emergency. At the same time, Climate Pride sought to highlight the contradiction within the current Italian government, which has increased military spending while neglecting the investments needed for a just ecological transition and for supporting communities already affected by environmental disasters. Climate Pride represents only the beginning of a mobilization that will continue in the coming months, across territories and through the network of participating organizations, in support of the ecological transition and against unnecessary large fossil-fuel projects, working from the ground up to build pathways of climate justice, peace, and solidarity.
Participants included: A buon diritto, Acli, ActionAid Italia, Agesci (regional groups), Acrobax, ACS – Ulivi Cultura di Pace, AGENDA – Associazione Genitori IC Mastroianni, ANITA Garibaldi APS, Amnesty International Italia, Arci nazionale, Arci servizio civile nazionale, A Sud, Associazione Genitori Giardinieri, Astra, BDS Castelli Romani – Roma Sud, BDS Roma, Brancaleone, Bologna for Climate Justice, Casale Garibaldi – common at work, Casetta Rossa, CGIL, Ci sarà un bel clima, CLAP – Camere del Lavoro Autonomo e Precario, Clean Cities, Climate Art Project, Climate Reality Italia, Comitato Pratone di Torre Spaccata, Collettivo No Porto, Coordinamento Sì Parco Sì Ospedale No Stadio, Coordinamento CERS Roma e Lazio, Communia, COSPE, CSOA La Strada, CSOA Ex Snia, CSOA Insurgencia, Ecorà, Esc Atelier Autogestito, Esn Italia, Extinction Rebellion Italia, Forum del Terzo Settore, Forum Disuguaglianze Diversità, Forum Territoriale Permanente Parco delle Energie, Fridays For Future Italia, Giustizia per Taranto, Greenpeace Italia, GKN, Lab Puzzle Bene Comune, Legambiente, Libera Contro le Mafie, Link Coordinamento Universitario, Lunaria, Marevivo, Movimento Giovani Save The Children, Movimento per la Decrescita Felice, Nonna Roma, Nero edizioni, Per il Clima, fuori dal Fossile, Oxfam, Rete degli Studenti Medi, Rete della Conoscenza, Rete Ecosocialista, Rete Pace e Disarmo, Rete Emergenza Climatica e Ambientale, Rete nazionale A Pieno Regime, Rinascimento Green, Salvaiciclisti Roma, Santa Libbirata La Carretteria, Save the Children, Scomodo, Streets For Kids, Studenti alla Terza, SemiVolanti, SpinTime Lab, Stalker Lab, Villetta social Lab, Vivinstrada, UDS – Unione degli Studenti, UDU – Unione degli Universitari, UISP, Ultima Generazione, Un Ponte Per, VAS, WWF Italia, Yalla Roma.
