Permalink: https://www.media.greenpeace.org/archive/Heads-of-State-at-the-Arctic-Ice-Edge-27MZIF3DWWDD.htmlConceptually similarHeads of State at the Arctic Ice EdgeGP0STOL9ECompleted★★★★Heads of State at the Arctic Ice EdgeGP0STOL9DCompleted★★★★Heads of State at the Arctic Ice EdgeGP0STOL9FCompleted★★★★Heads of State at the Arctic Ice EdgeGP0STOL9GCompleted★★★★Heads of State at the Arctic Ice EdgeGP0STOL9ACompleted★★★★Heads of State at the Arctic Ice EdgeGP0STOL9CCompleted★★★★Heads of State at the Arctic Ice EdgeGP0STOL9ICompleted★★★★Heads of State at the Arctic Ice EdgeGP0STOL2VCompleted★★★★★★Heads of State at the Arctic Ice EdgeGP0STOL9BCompleted★★★★★★View AllGP0STOL32Heads of State at the Arctic Ice EdgeAs real world leaders gather in New York for the UN Climate Summit and the disappearing Arctic sea ice at the same time reaches its annual minimum, activists dressed as Heads of State in suits and papier-mâché heads flounder in a life raft and strand on the ice in the Arctic Ocean. Greenpeace is urging world leaders for a transition to 100% renewable energy system by mid-century while phasing out fossil fuels. The portrayed Heads of State include Barack Obama (US), Vladimir Putin (Russia), David Cameron (UK), François Hollande (France), Stephen Harper (Canada), Angela Merkel (Germany) and Narendra Modi (India). The images are taken during a Greenpeace ship tour near Svalbard earlier this month, in the lead up to the UN Climate Summit the 23th of September.Locations:Arctic-Arctic Ocean-Norway-SvalbardDate:7 Sep, 2014Credit:© Christian Åslund / GreenpeaceMaximum size:6893px X 4600pxKeywords:Actions and protests-Day-Greenpeace activists-Humour-Ice-KWCI (GPI)-Masks (costume)-Outdoors-Political leaders-Rafts-Save the Arctic (campaign title)-Small group of people-Summits-United Nations (UN)Shoot:Minimum Arctic Sea Ice TourGreenpeace tours the Arctic Ocean with its ship MY Esperanza. During the tour Yeb Saño, Filipino Climate Change Commissioner, joins the ship. As the Arctic sea ice is about to reach its lowest extent of the year, commissioner Saño is at the ice edge with Greenpeace to demand that world leaders take action on climate change at the upcoming summit in New York. President Anote Tong of the Pacific Island nation Kiribati also sails with Greenpeace to the Arctic to learn more about the connection between the melting Arctic glaciers and the sea level rise drowning his country.Related Collections:Heads of State at the Arctic Ice EdgeBest Actions Collection
