“I Don’t Believe in Global Warming” by Banksy
“I Don’t Believe in Global Warming” first appeared on Regent’s Canal in London in 2009.
This visual metaphor is both striking and powerful, suggesting that denying climate change does nothing to halt its effects, which are visibly rising around us.
The timing of this piece was no coincidence. It emerged shortly after the Copenhagen UN Climate Summit, a meeting that many deemed unsuccessful in producing concrete solutions to global warming. By placing his message in such a context, Banksy underscored the world’s inadequate response to climate change.
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Fast forward to 2024, and Banksy’s message is as relevant as ever.
The artwork has become a symbol frequently referenced during climate action events and discussions. During London Climate Action Week 2023, the piece was prominently highlighted to emphasize the ongoing struggle against climate change denial and the urgent need for collective action.
In 2024, the impacts of climate change are more visible and frequent. From severe weather events to rising sea levels, the urgency to act against global warming has never been more pronounced.
Banksy’s artwork embodies the sentiment of disbelief and denial that unfortunately still circulates in some parts of society. Yet, it also inspires hope, pushing the narrative that awareness and action can and must rise above the tide of denial.
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Politicians Discussing Climate Change (Street Art by Isaac Cordal)
Follow the leaders, Berlin. Germany. Popularly known as “Politicians discussing global warming”
Street Artist Isaac Cordal
By Isaac Cordal. Isaac Cordal is a Spanish Galician artist whose work involves sculpture and photography in the urban environment. More by Isaac Cordal on Street Art Utopia.This photo is part of “Follow the leaders” installations by Isaac Cordal in Berlin, Germany.
“Follow the leaders is a critical reflection on our inertia as a social mass. Representing a social stereotype associated with power compound businessmen who run the global social spectrum. I worked with a great team of people that have helped me to realize this project.”
Isaac Cordal is sympathetic toward his little people and you can empathize with their situations, their leisure time, their waiting for buses and even their more tragic moments such as accidental death, suicide or family funerals. The sculptures can be found in gutters, on top of buildings, on top of bus shelters; in many unusual and unlikely places.
Nowadays this installation is more known as “Politicians discussing global warming”. A name Isaac Cordal support: “Popularly known as “Politicians discussing global warming”. Berlin, 2011. Young people is striking climate change in every corner of the globe today. Let’s join them!.”
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Follow the leaders, Berlin. Germany.
Slowly sinking. Miami, USA
Slowly sinking. Miami, USA
Slowly sinking. Miami, USA
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