Pikachu pushes for G7 coal phase-out, as leaders begin talks in Cornwall

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Green campaigners push climate message in Cornwall, as G7 leaders consider fossil fuel car phase out and climate finance commitments

A parade of life-sized 'Pikachus' and a raft carrying giant inflatable mock-ups of Joe Biden and Boris Johnson have arrived in Cornwall in a bid to draw attention to the urgent Covid, climate, and nature...

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