Climate Campaign on Gorner Glacier in Zermatt

Forty international Greenpeace activists set up the base camp on the fast shrinking Gorner glacier.

In original language:

Klima Kampagne am Gornergletscher in Zermatt

Zermattt, Gornergletscher, 23. August 2009: 40 Internationale Greenpeace-Aktivisten errichten unter grossem körperlichem Einsatz das Basecamp auf dem Gornergletscher, um am 25.August 2009 die grösste Botschaft aller Zeiten auszulegen: „OUR CLIMATE: YOUR DECISION!“ fordert alle Staatsoberhäupter auf, endlich Verantwortung für den globalen Klimaschutz zu übernehmen. Den Bundesrat, der morgen Mittwoch die Schweizer Klimaziele verabschiedet, fordert Greenpeace auf, glaubwürdige Vorarbeit für die Jahrhundert-Klimakonferenz in Kopenhagen zu leisten: Minus 40% CO2 bis 2020 und 1,3 Mrd. Franken in den globalen Klimafonds.
© Greenpeace / Jakob Balzani

Unique identifier: GP01UN0

Type: Image

Shoot date: 23/08/2009

Locations: Alpine Countries, Europe, Gorner Glacier, Switzerland, Valais, Zermatt

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Jacob Balzani Lööv

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Climate Protest on Gorner Glacier and Dufour Peak Monte Rosa in Zermatt Switzerland

Forty international Greenpeace activists are protesting on the Gorner glacier and Monte Rosa against the inaction of politicians on climate change and the disastrous climate change targets of the Federal Council. With the message: "OUR CLIMATE: YOUR DECISION!" they call upon all state leaders to finally take responsibility for global climate protection. The Federal Council, which adopts the Swiss climate targets this week, calls on Greenpeace to start with groundwork for the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this year: minus 40% in CO2 emissions by 2020 and 1.3 billion francs in the global climate fund. On the glaciers of Zermatt, Greenpeace draws attention to the little time we have left: Only 100 days until the all-important climate change conference in Copenhagen. Now, the leaders must finally take action.

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