Women climate activists of the group
Extinction Rebellion stripped off in front of the Fountain of
Neptune near Bologna's Piazza Maggiore on Wednesday in a
Valentine's Day gesture "to denounce the government's 'toxic
love' for land and bodies".
"Day after day, we are witnessing statements and climate
policies that are in open contrast to the warnings issued by the
scientific community, despite the fact that the effects of this
crisis are now before our eyes," said the activists.
"Almost a year has passed since the floods that hit Emilia
Romagna, causing several deaths and the displacement of
thousands of people, with estimated damage of around nine
billion euros.
"In the meantime, land consumption has continued to increase
relentlessly and the Italian government has announced that it
wants to turn Italy into a hub for gas, a fossil fuel that
contributes significantly to global warming," they added.
Activists protesting under various groups have for months been
staging headline-grabbing acts of civil disobedience across the
country to draw attention to the climate crisis and call for
urgent action.
On Tuesday two Ultima Generazione (Last Generation) militants
covered Botticelli's Birth of Venus in the Uffizi in Florence
with images of recent disastrous flooding in Tuscany.
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