Greenpeace Poland director Maciej Muskat and Solar Generation Student Delegates mark the opening of the UN climate talks in Poznan by unveiling a 3 metre high sculpture depicting the earth on the brink of destruction from a ‘tidal wave’ of CO2. The sculpture, ‘Planet Earth: Tipping Point’, by Dutch artist Ruut Evers, shows the fragile planet cowering beneath a giant ‘wave’ made of wood and coal. It will remain on display for the duration of the climate talks, serving as a daily reminder to government negotiators that the stakes couldn’t be higher.
Poznan Poland

Greenpeace Poland director Maciej Muskat and Solar Generation Student Delegates mark the opening of the UN climate talks in Poznan by unveiling a 3 metre high sculpture depicting the earth on the brink of destruction from a ‘tidal wave’ of CO2. The sculpture, ‘Planet Earth: Tipping Point’, by Dutch artist Ruut Evers, shows the fragile planet cowering beneath a giant ‘wave’ made of wood and coal. It will remain on display for the duration of the climate talks, serving as a daily reminder to government negotiators that the stakes couldn’t be higher.

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