Climate Action Pakistan demand 'Global North' to be held accountable.

ISLAMABAD -- The Climate Action Pakistan on Friday expressed solidarity with global campaign 'Global Day of Solidarity for Floods in Pakistan' demanding climate reparations and end to fossil fuels and accountability of the Global North for driving environmental degradation.

"We believe that the Global North must be made accountable for the havoc they have created in Pakistan. Climate activists all over the world organized 'Pakistan is our story' day of action, which called for an End to Fossil Fuels and for Climate Reparations for Pakistan, starting with the International Monetary Fund unconditionally canceling Pakistan's debt payments," the activists and organizers called out the fossil fuel industry and the capitalist system it supports and how they were directly responsible, a news release said.

The actions and gatherings took place in Sweden, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Denmark, Germany, Portugal, Spain, Romania, Switzerland, Japan, Australia and California, and Washington D.C. - USA.

Mariana Rodrigues, from climaximo who organized an event in Portugal demanded urgent action. 'What is happening in Pakistan is the future that awaits the rest of the world and it will become unimaginably worse if we don't stop burning fossil fuels and hold polluters accountable.'

Anam Rathor, an activist and organizer from Climate Action Pakistan appreciated the global solidarity but also asked for accountability. 'These high emitting countries need to take responsibility, but they also need to be held accountable for the death and destruction that has directly resulted from their action. After colonizing our land for hundreds of years, killing our ancestors and stealing our resources, the global north, the fossil fuel billionaires have now colonized our atmosphere in their pursuit of wealth and development at the expense of our people's lives and...