Carried up by 40 horses and assembled by a team of international volunteers, it’s a replica of Noah’s Ark on the mountain where some say it came to rest. From the construction team’s weblog: “Our aim is to remind the world leaders and public that there’s not much time left to mitigate a climate disaster with devastating consequences for all.”
This photo was taken on the 23rd. I’m told that the Ark is almost now almost finished.
Today, 14 activists also reached the summit, 5,137 metres above sea level, where they unfurled a banner reading, “G8: this is the point of no return. Save the climate now”. Beate Steffens, one of the summit team, said, “If these leaders don’t act now, we will very soon reach a point where climate change gets out of control”.