02:52Environmental activists floated a blimp of US President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and dressed up as Pokemon character Pikachu to capture the attention of G7 leaders in Cornwall on Friday.
The Biden and Johnson blimp was launched by activists from Crack the Crises coalition, which according to spokesperson Ruth Valerio is campaigning for action to be taken "on the four key crises that we are facing today, globally, which are COVID, poverty, climate and nature loss."
"This year gives us an unprecedented opportunity to get ourselves off the track that we are on, which is damaging nature and damaging people, particularly people in poverty, and get us onto a different track towards sustainable, green and fairer societies. So that's what we're calling on the nations of the G7 to be committing to this weekend", explained Valerio, a global advocacy and influencing director at Tearfund, a Christian relief and development agency.
Speaking on the message behind the blimp depicting the leaders waving their hands, Valerio elaborated: "there is hope if we tackle these crises together, we can see ourselves moving towards a different society that works for all and protects nature."
Pikachu, an iconic energy themed character of a Japanese-rooted show, was chosen as an eye-grabbing mascot by environmental activists from No Coal Japan.
"We're here to highlight the scandal which is Japan's continued burning and financing of coal, both in Japan and across South East Asia", said a spokesperson belonging to the No Coal Japan coalition
UK: Activists display floating Biden-BoJo blimp to get attention of G7 in Cornwall
Environmental activists floated a blimp of US President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and dressed up as Pokemon character Pikachu to capture the attention of G7 leaders in Cornwall on Friday.
The Biden and Johnson blimp was launched by activists from Crack the Crises coalition, which according to spokesperson Ruth Valerio is campaigning for action to be taken "on the four key crises that we are facing today, globally, which are COVID, poverty, climate and nature loss."
"This year gives us an unprecedented opportunity to get ourselves off the track that we are on, which is damaging nature and damaging people, particularly people in poverty, and get us onto a different track towards sustainable, green and fairer societies. So that's what we're calling on the nations of the G7 to be committing to this weekend", explained Valerio, a global advocacy and influencing director at Tearfund, a Christian relief and development agency.
Speaking on the message behind the blimp depicting the leaders waving their hands, Valerio elaborated: "there is hope if we tackle these crises together, we can see ourselves moving towards a different society that works for all and protects nature."
Pikachu, an iconic energy themed character of a Japanese-rooted show, was chosen as an eye-grabbing mascot by environmental activists from No Coal Japan.
"We're here to highlight the scandal which is Japan's continued burning and financing of coal, both in Japan and across South East Asia", said a spokesperson belonging to the No Coal Japan coalition
Environmental activists floated a blimp of US President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and dressed up as Pokemon character Pikachu to capture the attention of G7 leaders in Cornwall on Friday.
The Biden and Johnson blimp was launched by activists from Crack the Crises coalition, which according to spokesperson Ruth Valerio is campaigning for action to be taken "on the four key crises that we are facing today, globally, which are COVID, poverty, climate and nature loss."
"This year gives us an unprecedented opportunity to get ourselves off the track that we are on, which is damaging nature and damaging people, particularly people in poverty, and get us onto a different track towards sustainable, green and fairer societies. So that's what we're calling on the nations of the G7 to be committing to this weekend", explained Valerio, a global advocacy and influencing director at Tearfund, a Christian relief and development agency.
Speaking on the message behind the blimp depicting the leaders waving their hands, Valerio elaborated: "there is hope if we tackle these crises together, we can see ourselves moving towards a different society that works for all and protects nature."
Pikachu, an iconic energy themed character of a Japanese-rooted show, was chosen as an eye-grabbing mascot by environmental activists from No Coal Japan.
"We're here to highlight the scandal which is Japan's continued burning and financing of coal, both in Japan and across South East Asia", said a spokesperson belonging to the No Coal Japan coalition