Climate Action at Prunerov Power Station

Greenpeace activists display a banner reading in "Global Shame" on top of the Prunerov II brown coal-fired power station. The activists climbed up the power station to highlight that Prunerov is the largest source of carbon dioxide emissions in the Czech Republic. Quitting the use of coal is essential to a meaningful deal to save the climate.

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Climate Action at Prunerov Power Station in Czech Republic

Greenpeace activists climb the 300 meter high smokestack of the Prunerov II brown coal-fired power station to highlight that Prunerov II is the largest source of carbon dioxide emissions in the Czech Republic. Coal is the most polluting of all fossil fuels and the largest single source of CO2 in the world. Currently, one-third of all carbon dioxide emissions come from burning coal. Quitting the use of coal is essential to a meaningful deal to save the climate.

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Unique identifier: GP0209R

Type: Image

Shoot date: 23/03/2010

Locations: Central Europe, Czech Republic, Prunérov

Size: 4368px × 2912px 1.90 MB

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)