A one-man climate movement is looking to build momentum and force the Russian government to take action. Arshak Makichyan has been standing in the streets of Moscow, lasting just 30 minutes before being detained for the second Friday in a row
MOSCOW - The young violinist holding a sign reading “Strike for Climate” on a Moscow square didn’t have long to wait for the police to arrive. His one-man protest lasted just 30 minutes before he was detained this summer for the second Friday in a row.
“Fear rises up every time something happens, but I have to do something with that because in any case you understand that our future is under threat,” he said. “I know we can have an impact on the situation so of course I’m not going to give up. The Energy Ministry told the Izvestia newspaper in July that Russia had already fulfilled its obligations to cut emissions under the Paris accord.
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