Viewfinder: Greenpeace Protesters Call for a 2020 Presidential Debate on Climate Change

Author:: Pacific Standard Staff
Publish date:: Jun 13, 2019

Jack Shapiro speaks in front of the Democratic National Committee headquarters during a Greenpeace rally to call for a presidential campaign climate debate on June 12th, 2019, in Washington, D.C. DNC Chairman Tom Perez rejected a request from Democratic presidential candidate and Washington Governor Jay Inslee to host a 2020 presidential debate focused solely on climate change.
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Police officers look on as Greenpeace activists hang from ropes after unfurling a banner outside the German embassy in a protest against coal on October 8th, 2018, in London, England.

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Police officers remove protesters from a blockade on Waterloo Bridge during the second day of a coordinated protest by the Extinction Rebellion group on April 16th, 2019, in London, England.

Governor Jay Inslee (D-Washington) testifies during a House Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing on climate change on Capitol Hill on April 2nd, 2019, in Washington, D.C. Inslee, who is a candidate for president in 2020, has said that he will make climate change the centerpiece of his campaign.

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Inslee, who is a candidate for president in 2020, has said that he will make climate change the centerpiece of his campaign.

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Protesters attend a rally held by the group Our Children's Trust on October 29th, 2018, outside the United States Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.

An activist dressed as a bumblebee holds a notebook that reads: "Homework for the federal government" during a protest for better conditions for insects on June 19th, 2019, in Berlin, Germany. Several studies point to a strong decline in Germany's insect population over the last decades, with causes attributed to a variety of factors, including the increased use of pesticides and fertilizers in agriculture, the loss of wild meadows, growing urbanization, and climate shifts.

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An activist dressed as a bumblebee protests for better conditions for insects on June 19th, 2019, in Berlin, Germany.

Students gather at a gun control rally at the U.S. Capitol on March 14th, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Students from area high schools participated in the event to mark the one-year anniversary of a nationwide gun violence walkout protest that was prompted by the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

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Students gather at a gun control rally at the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on March 14th, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

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