45,000 demonstrators gathered on the Malieveld and later marched demanding the Dutch government to improve its policy on climate change just three-days before the Dutch general election. The demonstrators were hoping to send a clear message to politicians yet government has failed on climate policy. The country seems oblivious to droughts and wildfires while major polluters remain untouched and billionaires remain unaccountable. The Netherlands has five years until 2030 to achieve its climate goals. Today’s major participants included Fridays For Future, Oxfam Novib, Fossielvrij NL, Greenpeace, Extinction Rebellion, DeGoedeZaak, Grootouders voor het Klimaat, Jonge Klimaatbeweging and many other civil society organizations.
