Greenpeace is demanding that G7 countries raise their climate ambitions, as the campaign group released a video that uses 300 illuminated drones to create 3D moving images of animals descending on Cornwall from around the globe.
Music for the film, which is narrated by children, was composed by Emmy-nominated Hannah Peel, who has also worked on Game of Thrones.
It urges G7 leaders, who are meeting in Cornwall in south-west England, to "Act Now" and spearhead a green recovery from Covid-19. Greenpeace asks the G7 to not only make bold climate commitments, but also to deliver them.
At the start of the film, a child narrator can be heard saying: “Once upon a time, world leaders gathered in Cornwall to decide our future.”
Leaders are urged “to do their jobs” and “fight for the planet”. During the last sequence of the drone display, a child says “hope comes from action, not words”.
“This film is a beautiful amalgamation of art, activism and cutting-edge technology, but its message is simple. World leaders must act now if we are to tackle the climate and nature crisis,” said Greenpeace UK’s senior climate campaigner, Ariana Densham.
“The G7 cannot be another target-setting exercise resulting only in wasted time, political chest-thumping and more empty promises that might as well be written in the sand of Carbis Bay beach.
“We need bold commitments but they must also be urgently delivered. World leaders have the power to tackle the mounting but interconnected crises we face, but only if they act now.”
Among other policies, Greenpeace wants the G7 to immediately ban all new fossil fuel projects and properly support communities with their transition to green industries.
“Leaders must make good on, and increase, the promised $100 billion per year in climate finance to countries hardest hit by the climate crisis, as well as cancel all debt for the Global South and honour international aid commitments,” Greenpeace said.
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Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel arrives at Cornwall Airport in Newquay, England, Friday June 11, 2021, ahead of the G7 summit. Leaders of the G7 begin their first of three days of meetings on Friday in Carbis Bay, in which they will discuss COVID-19, climate, foreign policy and the economy. (Stefan Rousseau/Pool via AP) -
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte arrive at Cornwall Airport in Newquay. AP -
The planes of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron together on the Newquay runway. Getty -
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau waves as he arrives for the G7 summit in Cornwall. Getty -
Prime Minister of Italy Mario Draghi steps off his plane in Cornwall. EPA -
US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden arrive in Newquay. Bloomberg -
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga arrives. Reuters -
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is welcomed to Newquay. AP
