Three people putting the protection of the planet before themselves. Three powerful stories from Latin America, the deadliest region for environmental activists.
Activism
What’s happening at COP21 and who’s leaving their mark
Photos, declarations, statements of all those who are participating in the Paris climate conference. What happens at COP21, day by day.
The conference on climate taking place in Paris is hosting a number of celebrities. Actors, politicians, activists, the witnesses of the disasters caused by climate change. From American actor Leonardo DiCaprio to the Latin American indigenous woman Diana Rios, from American former Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore to the progressive Mayor of Barcelona Ada Colau.
They aim all together to give a boost to the ministries who are at Le Bourget in order to have them successfully conclude their task: reaching an agreement that involves all the countries under the United Nation Framework Conference on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and binds them to curb or reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere. Because it’s possible to keep the global average temperature rise within two degrees.
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