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A zero-waste company has built what it claims is the world’s largest plastic pyramid in the Egyptian desert. The structure, weighing 18 tonnes, was put up to coincide with COP27 – the biggest global climate conference. The pyramid aims to highlight the problem of single-use plastics as all the waste was collected from the Nile River. #cop27 #cop_27 #egypt #cairo #nile #nileriver #nileriveregypt #plastic #plasticwaste #plasticwastecrisis #singleuseplastic #singleuseplastics #zerowaste #zerowastedesign #Sustainability #climate #environment #climatechange #climatecrisis | This Pyramid in Egypt Is Made Out of Plastic Waste From The Nile | Critics say focus on the climate crisis should be shifted from plastic cleanup to putting pressure on policymakers to take action. | The pyramid outside of Cairo is made using the equivalent of 1 million plastic water bottles and rubbish collected from the Nile River.
Climate activists threw a black, oily liquid over the painting “Death And Life” by Gustav Klimt to protest against the Austrian government's use of fossil fuels. The artwork was not permanently damaged. #climatecrisis #climatechange #fossilfuels #globalwarming #austria #gustavklimt #climateactivist #climateprotest | Climate Activists Throw Black ‘Oil’ Over Iconic Painting ‘Death and Life’
Which of the biggest polluting countries aren’t doing enough to tackle the climate crisis? The Climate Change Performance Index ranks countries according to their efforts to mitigate climate change. It looks at greenhouse gas emissions, energy use, and renewable energy schemes, of the world’s largest emitters - that’s 59 countries and the EU. Denmark, Sweden, and Chile topped the list with Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Kazakhstan at the bottom. #ccpi #climatechange #climatecrisis #globalwarming #cop27 #emissions #globalemissions #carbonemissions #climate #climateclock #pollution #iran #saudiarabia #kazakhstan | The 14 Countries Doing the Least to Combat Climate Change
Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest has soared under Jair Bolsonaro, who lost the recent election to his rival Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Jéssica Maria is from the Roraima indigenous community in the north of Brazil. She’s been working with Amazonian communities for a decade to look after one of the world’s most important natural resources. This video series highlights stories from the frontline of the climate crisis as COP27 takes place. #brazil #amazon #amazonrainforest #inidigenous #indigenouscommunity #climatesolutions #climateactivist #environmentalist #climatewarrior #roraima #climatecrisis #climatechange #jairbolsonaro #luladasilva #cop27 | Deforestation of the Amazon Is Destroying The Lives of Indigenous Communities
Lake Victoria is the world’s second largest freshwater lake and spreads across Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. 16-year-old conservationist and environmentalist, Rahmina Paullete, has been fighting to keep the lake safe from pollution and damage from the climate crisis. This video series highlights stories from the frontline of the climate crisis as COP27 takes place. #kenya #lakevictoria #lake #pollution #plasticpollution #plasticwaste #lakes #climatecrisis #climatechange #cop27 | Plastic Pollution Is Destroying the World’s Second Largest Freshwater Lake
The Philippines faces around 20 typhoons and storms every year, but with the worsening climate crisis these are becoming more destructive. Jade Oloroso is 26 and is a fisherman working in Laguna De Bay, the largest lake in the country. If he’s unable to produce catch for the day, his and his family’s livelihood is at stake. This video series highlights stories from the frontline of the climate crisis as COP27 takes place. #philippines #lagunadebay #typhoon #climatecrisis #climatechange #climate #fisherman #fishing #fishermanslife #storm #fishermen #cop27 | Typhoons Mean This Fisherman And His Family Are Going Hungry
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak refused to answer repeated questions from VICE World News at COP27 about the plight of hunger striking UK-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah. #rishisunak #cop27 #climatechange #ukpolitics #climateaction #egypt #activism #freealaa | Here’s What Happened When We Tried to Ask Rishi Sunak About a UK Citizen on Hunger Strike
This year, Pakistan has suffered some of the worst effects of climate change, from extreme heatwaves to weeks of floods. Hania Imran is a climate activist from Islamabad who is trying to raise awareness of the damage caused to poorer communities by the big polluters of the world. This video series highlights stories from the frontline of the climate crisis as COP27 takes place. #pakistan #islamabad #climateactivist #climateactivism #heatwave #flooding #pakistanfloods #climatecrisis #climatechange #cop27 | The Heatwave in Pakistan Was So Bad It Gave Me Nosebleeds
"We are in the fight of our lives. And we are losing" says UN Secretary General Antonio Gutteres at the start of the Cop27 climate summit. In his speech, Gutteres called for a historic climate solidarity pact between developed and emerging countries, and argued that humanity only has two choices: "cooperate or perish". #cop27 #cop27egypt #climatecrisis #climateemergency #climatechange | We are on a highway to climate hell with our foot on the accelerator' UN Secretary General at Cop27
Campaign group Just Stop Oil has used fire extinguishers loaded with orange paint to spray several high profile buildings across London, on day 31 of its action across the UK capital. The group wants the government to halt all new oil and gas licences. #london #uk #british #juststopoil #climatechange #climateaction #climatecrisis #climateprotest #globalwarming #ukpolitics | Climate Protesters Spray Buildings Across Central London With Orange Paint | Environmental activists from the Just Stop Oil group have targeted high-profile locations across London with orange paint. | Just Stop Oil said it had sprayed orange paint on the UK Home Office, MI5, the Bank of England, and the London headquarters of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp.
From cake thrown on a waxwork of King Charles III to tomato soup thrown at a Van Gogh painting, Just Stop Oil are raising their voices about the climate crisis in unusual ways. But what’s the message behind these acts of protest? #climatecrisis #climatechange #environment #globalwarming #climateaction #juststopoil #stopoil #fossilfuels #pollution #vangogh #kingcharles #climateprotest #protesters #ukgovernment | Why Do People Keep Throwing Food At Artwork To Protest Climate Change?
Climate protesters from Last Generation threw mashed potato at Claude Monet’s Les Meules (Haystacks) at Potsdam’s Barberini Museum. #climatechange #climateaction #protest #art #monet #mashedpotatoes #tomatosoup | VICE World News: This content is being shown for news purposes only | I’m afraid because science tells us that we won’t be able to feed our families in 2050. | “All you are afraid of is tomato soup or mashed potatoes on a painting | This painting is not going to be worth anything if we have to fight over food.” | Climate Activists Throw Mashed Potato At $110 Million Monet Painting
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