March for the climate: the SNCB will sell "Green Tickets"

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On the occasion of the climate march organized in Brussels on 2 December, the opening day of the 24th United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP24) in Poland, SNCB will launch a special offer for its pbadengers.

From Friday, November 30 to and including Sunday, December 2, "Green Tickets" will be sold at ticket counters, ATMs or on the SNCB website. "Like the Mobility week, during which SNCB had proposed the day of the Day without cars a ticket with these same favorable conditions, the SNCB intends to promote the train as a means of ecological transport. SNCB is helping to reduce CO2 emissions in the journeys of Belgians who choose to take the train as a means of transport ", notes the railway company.

The initiative enthuses MEP Ecolo Georges Gilkinet, who challenged Minister of Mobility François Bellot (MR) on this issue last week. "I am delighted by this positive and rapid reaction of SNCB to our request and to that of the thousands of Belgians who will be on the march for the climate, which is the very least because of the convergence of the struggle for climate and quality public transport throughout the country.We also hope that the train offer will be adapted for the occasion.This should also encourage SNCB to consider its pricing policy for relatively long distance journeys but This is essential if the train wants to compete even better tomorrow with other types of transport, and this is essential for the climate ", comments the MP.

In Brussels, buses, trams and subways of the STIB will be free this Sunday to encourage and facilitate the participation of as many people in the march for the climate.

Between 20,000 and 25,000 protesters

According to the official Claim the Climate website, 30,388 participants are registered for the event scheduled for Sunday. The organizers recommend that the demonstrators favor the train or the bicycle to go to Brussels or to use carpooling. According to Brussels Capital Police Ixelles, between 20,000 and 25,000 people are expected Sunday in Brussels for this march. The rally will be in the vicinity of the Gare du Nord from 11:00. Departure is scheduled around 13:00. The event will pbad via the boulevard King Albert II, the small belt on the surface (Botanique-Madou) and the rue de la Loi in the opposite direction, towards the roundabout Schuman and the Cinquantenaire.