Greenpeace demonstrates with a sand yacht in front of the Parc des Princes to challenge PSG on the climate – The HuffPost

CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT / AFP Greenpeace activists deploy a banner which reads “Climate: No time to laugh” as they protest with a sand yacht outside of the Parc des Princes stadium ahead of the UEFA Champions League Group H first leg football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Juventus in Paris, on September 6, 2022. – French football giants Paris Saint-Germain on September 6, 2022, faced accusations of failing to take climate change seriously, after coach Christophe Galtier and star Kylian Mbappe mocked a suggestion that they should take the train rather than private planes for short-haul travel. (Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP) CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT / AFP Greenpeace activists arrested PSG on Tuesday, September 6 with a sand yacht, in response to the controversy over private jet trips by players from the Parisian club. CLIMATE – A sand yacht for Galtier. The NGO Greenpeace carried out a punch action this Tuesday, September 6 in front of the Parc des Princes, shortly before the meeting between PSG and Juventus for the opening of the Champions League. “Climate, no more time to laugh!” “, chanted climate activists, in response to the controversy that has swelled since yesterday on the private jet journeys of PSG players. “We hope the joke is over. We were shocked by the speeches of the club, ”explains Sarah Fayolle, activist of the association, in a video posted online by Greenpeace. When @greenpeacefr brings back a sand yacht in front of the Parc des Princes for Christophe Galtier… #PSGJUV https://t.co/k7ykMsHIHs – Remy Buisine (@RemyBuisine) See the tweet Monday evening, PSG coach Christophe Galtier joked in response to a journalist’s question on the choice of private planes – and not the TGV – for the team’s travels. “This morning, we discussed with the company with which we travel to find out if we could not travel in a sand yacht,” he said with a smile. The question provoked disbelief, then laughter from star striker Kylian Mbappé, seated alongside Galtier. A joke that does not pass The general manager of Greenpeace France said he was “distressed” after the “joke”. A joke that is difficult to hear in times of climate crisis and calls for energy sobriety, reacted Jean-François Julliard in response to the Parisian. After the speeches, the NGO took action tonight. “You shouldn’t have told us twice! We brought a sand yacht to PSG for their next trips because there is no reason for some to make less effort to be sober than others, ”wrote Greenpeace on Twitter. “PSG: climate red card” and “climate no longer have time to laugh about it”, could we read on banners deployed in front of the blue sand yacht with a bright orange sail. 💥 You shouldn’t have told us twice! We brought a sand yacht to PSG for their next trips because it… https://t.co/CpTUHiEdpp — Greenpeace France (@greenpeacefr) See the tweet Earlier, this Tuesday, it was the government that had put pressure on PSG. The club “is a little behind” on climate issues, had tackled Agnès Pannier-Runacher. Head of government Élisabeth Borne added a layer of it a few hours later, calling on Ligue 1 footballers to “become fully aware” of the climate crisis. See also on The HuffPost: At PSG, Kylian Mbappé does not want to be captain, nor “go beyond” his role as a player You cannot view this content because you have refused the cookies associated with content from third parties. If you want to view this content, you can change your choices.