Paris, France – Greenpeace France and French activist networks ANV-COP21 and Action Justice Climat have displayed a giant banner in front of the Eiffel Tower denouncing, among others, French President Macron and US President Trump for sabotaging climate action in an activity on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement.

The 300 square metre banner featured the faces of both Macron and Trump, and also French far-right politician Marine Le Pen, French billionaire businessman Vincent Bolloré, TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné and US billionaire Jeff Bezos. On the banner, written in French, were the words: ‘10 years of climate sabotage’ and the word ‘Stop’ to demand an end to climate sabotage.

Photos of the activity can be found in the Greenpeace Media Library.

Sarah Fayolle, Climate Campaign Manager, Greenpeace France said: “These are just some of the faces of climate sabotage. Ten years after the Paris Agreement, our climate is at risk of spiraling out of control due to the weakness and irresponsibility of political decision makers. They have sold our future safety to powerful private interests at the expense of social and climate justice, endangering us all. We must resist and rise up!”

The Paris Agreement was adopted on 12 December 2015 in the French capital at the UN climate conference COP21, committing the world’s governments to limiting global warming to 1.5°C. Ten years later and on the eve of COP30 in Belém, Brazil, last month, the UN warned it is very likely the 1.5°C threshold will be exceeded, at least temporarily, within the next decade.[1]

The UN Emissions Gap Report 2025 predicted global temperatures to reach 2.3-2.5°C by the end of the century. Since the adoption of the Paris Agreement, temperature predictions have fallen from 3-3.5°C, but faster action is urgently required.

Jasper Inventor, Deputy Programme Director, Greenpeace International said: “We must face the reality that 2035 climate action plans are dangerously off track and the 1.5°C limit is not just under threat, it’s almost gone. Governments must urgently confront this truth and take rapid action to bridge the ambition gap. That means holding polluters to account by making them pay, ending deforestation and accelerating the transition away from fossil fuels.”

Thursday’s action was carried out with French activist networks Action Justice Climat and ANV-COP21. The faces depicted on the banner symbolise the political and business forces undermining the fight against climate change. But despite these actors, millions around the world are mobilising and demanding change.

Zoé Pelegry, spokesperson, ANV-COP21 said: “From politicians to the CEOs of oil and gas companies and billionaires laughing all the way to the bank, these are the faces that represent the injustice of our extractive-based economy that puts profit first and people and planet last. But we will not give up and with millions of people around the world we’ll continue with our actions to show that other paths exist in the face of climate sabotage!”

Léa Geindreau, spokeperson, Action Justice Climat Paris said: “Each of the faces depicted on the banner embodies a form of climate sabotage: from Trump’s ‘drill, baby, drill’ mentality to Macron’s climate cynicism or the climate disinformation orchestrated by private actors like Vincent Bolloré. Each of them, in their own way, are derailing climate action.”

The banner also featured the face of Patrick Pouyanné, head of the oil and gas major TotalEnergies, a leading force in the global expansion of fossil fuels. Jeff Bezos represents the billionaires whose lifestyles and investments fuel the climate crisis, while Marine Le Pen embodies the French far right and its threat to climate action and social justice.

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[1] UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2025 

Contact:

A press conference “Climate: Listening to Other Voices,” highlighting the perspectives of those on the front lines of the climate crisis, will be held on December 12 at 8:45 am at Greenpeace France headquarters, 13 rue d’Enghien, 75010 Paris. This press conference can also be followed via video conference. To register, contact Franck Mithieux at Greenpeace France by email: [email protected] 

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