Viewfinder: Greenpeace Protests Coal

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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. The stunt by the environmental campaign group came on the day that a report was released by the United Nations' top climate science panel calling for accelerated action to tackle climate change.

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. The stunt by the environmental campaign group came on the day that a report was released by the United Nations' top climate science panel calling for accelerated action to tackle climate change.

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