,LESSONS FROM ! ,YELL[ ,VE/S 

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,! ,YELL[ ,VE/S MOVEM5T 9 ,FRANCE BEGAN ON #ag ,NOVEMB] &1 AFT] PEAK+ 9 E>LY ,DECEMB]1 HAS CONT9U$ TO ?IS DAY4 ,IT WAS TRIGG]$ BY ! DECISION ( ! ,FR5* ,GOV]NM5T TO 9CREASE TAXES ON PETROL & DIESEL FUEL AT ! />T ( #bai & TO JU/IFY IT ON 5VIRONM5TAL GR\NDS1 9 P>TICUL> TO MITIGATE CLIMATE *ANGE4 ,OP9ION POLLS REPORT ?AT ! MOVEM5T HAS ! SUPPORT ( ! VA/ MAJORITY ( PEOPLE 9 ,FRANCE4 

,HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ( PEOPLE HAVE P>TICIPAT$ 9 MILITANT ACTIONS ACROSS ,FRANCE1 ) MANY ( ! DEMON/RATIONS 5C\NT]+ MASSIVE POLICE VIOL5CE4 ,! MOVEM5T HAS BE5 POLITICALLY HET]OG5E\S FROM ! \TSET4 ,AT ! BEG9N+ ,RI<T W+ T5D5CIES W]E PR$OM9ANT1 BUT AFT] AB\T A MON?1 ! ,LEFT GA9$ ! UPP] H&4 ,AT ALL TIMES1 ! MOVEM5T HAS RESI/$ ! APPEAL TO AFFILIATE ITSELF ) ANY ( ! MA9/REAM ,FR5* POLITICAL P>TIES4 ,! ,GOV]NM5T AB&ON$ ! FUEL TAX 9CREASES1 BUT ! MOVEM5T HAD ALREADY TRANS=M$ 9TO ONE PROTE/+ AGA9/ ! ,GOV]NM5T'S ECONOMIC POLICIES G5]ALLY4 

,IT IS UNCLE> :AT ! EV5TUAL RESULT ( ! ,YELL[ ,VE/S MOVEM5T WILL BE1 BUT ONE ?+ IS ALREADY CLE>4 ,! ,GOV]NM5T'S ATTEMPT TO USE PRICE SIGNALS 9 ! CAPITALI/ M>KET TO BR+ AB\T A TRANSITION FROM FOSSIL FUELS HAS BE5 KILL$ (F4 ,! PEOPLE ( ,FRANCE1 EMPHATICALLY & ALMO/ UNANIM\SLY1 HAVE REJECT$ ! NEO-LIB]AL PRESCRIPTION = ADDRESS+ CLIMATE *ANGE4 ,! CLIMATE MOVEM5T >\ND ! WORLD IGNORES ?IS LESSON AT ITS P]IL4 

,! WORLD NE$S TO /OP CLIMATE *ANGE4 ,LEFT UN*ECK$1 GLOBAL TEMP]ATURES WILL RISE BY BETWE5 #d & #g ,CELSIUS4 ,?IS W\LD RESULT 9 ! DE/RUCTION ( MO/ ECOSY/EMS1 R5D] L>GE P>TS ( ! WORLD UN9HABITABLE DUE TO SUMM] HEAT & KILL BILLIONS ( PEOPLE4 ,?IS IS NOT JU/ AB\T ! ,GREAT ,B>RI] ,REEF OR ! ,AMAZON JUNGLE1 IMPORTANT AS !Y >E4 ,?IS IS AB\T ! SURVIVAL ( 9DU/RIAL CIVILIZATION &1 9 A WOR/ CASE SC5>IO1 ! HUMAN RACE ITSELF4 

,ACTION TO MITIGATE CLIMATE *ANGE1 H[EV]1 DOES NOT OCCUR 9 A VACUUM4 ,! SAME CAPITALI/ SY/EM :I* BR\<T US UNSU/A9ABLE FOSSIL FUELS ALSO CREAT$ A VA/LY UNEQUAL SOCIETY1 & 9EQUALITY CONT9UES TO 9CREASE4 ,:5 A GOV]NM5T USES NEO-LIB]AL POLICIES LIKE A C>BON PRICE TO ADDRESS CLIMATE *ANGE1 IT AGGRAVATES ! T5D5CY 9 CAPITALISM TO PRODUCE 9EQUALITY4 ,JU/ AS = ELECTRICITY PRICES1 :5 FUEL PRICES RISE1 WORK]S SUFF] & ! CAPITALI/S H>DLY NOTICE4 

,= US 9 ,AU/RALIA1 ! CONSEQU5CES %\LD BE CLE>4 ,! M$IA >E DOM9AT$ BY H>D ,RI<T W+ CLIMATE D5IALI/ VOICES4 ,!Y WILL *ANNEL JU/IFI$ WORK+ CLASS ANG] AGA9/ DECL9+ LIV+ /&>DS 9TO A DEADLY WEAPON AGA9/ ANY =M ( C>BON PRIC+4 ,! ,RI<T WILL PROMOTE MASS SKEPTICISM AB\T ! SCI5TIFIC BASIS = TAK+ ACTION AGA9/ CLIMATE *ANGE4 ,?IS IS PRECISELY :AT OCCURR$ TO ! ,LABOR ,GOV]NM5T ( ,JULIA ,GILL>D 9 #ba & ! CONSEQU5CES >E LIKELY TO BE ! SAME - OR WORSE - IF ?AT /RATEGY IS REPEAT$4 

,! ONLY REALI/IC APPROA* TO CLIMATE *ANGE IS ONE ?AT RECOGNIZES ! 9EQUALITY 9 \R SOCIETY4 ,! POLICIES ( NEO-LIB]ALISM1 9 P>TICUL> C>BON PRIC+1 >E A PRESCRIPTION = FAILURE4 ,WORK]S & COMMUNITIES CURR5TLY RELIANT ON UNSU/A9ABLE 9DU/RIES DES]VE A JU/ TRANSITION4 ,WORK+ CLASS LIV+ /&>DS AS A :OLE MU/ BE PROTECT$ TO MA9TA9 SOCIAL SUPPORT = A TRANSITION TO A C>BON FREE ECONOMY4 ,! PRICE ( ! TRANSITION MU/ BE BORNE BY ?OSE :O BUILT & PR(IT$ FROM UNSU/A9ABLE 9DU/RIES - ! CAPITALI/S4 ,9 %ORT1 WE NE$ TO ABOLI% CAPITALISM4 ,IT IS ! ONLY /RATEGY ?AT CAN WORK4 

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