FALMOUTH: Hundreds of people have gathered for climate change protests near the site of the Group of Seven leaders’ summit in southwest England.
Ahead of the official start of the three-day talks, some activists sent a barge carrying inflatable caricatures of US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson floating off the coast of Cornwall on Friday.
The figures had messages written on their hands reading “Wave of Hope” and “Crack the Crises”.
Later, around 500 people joined a rally in St Ives organized by the Extinction Rebellion climate activism group.
Protesters wore blue and green gowns and headdresses while holding flags that read “G7 drowning in promises” and “Action not words”.
Climate change is a top issue on the G-7 summit agenda, along with recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
Dozens of young people also joined a protest on behalf of Fridays for Future, a youth climate movement kicked off in 2018 by activist Greta Thunberg.
“I’m inspired by the youth who are leading Fridays for Future.
I think they are amazing, and if we have any hope, the hope is with them and not with our rich, greedy, lying leaders of the world meeting for the G-7,” said Jill Eastland, 56, who joined the protest.
Climate protests get creative for G7 summit
