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北京当下晴空万里,但无法磨灭雾霾天对民众的刺激;英国当下也面临着严重的空气污染,但环保人士决定做点什么——

从白金汉宫白色大理石的维多利亚皇后,到皮卡迪利广场上著名的铝制厄洛斯爱神,伦敦各地大型的历史或神话人物雕像都成为了一场空气污染抗议活动的主要参加者。

太阳升起之前,绿色和平组织的活动分子便穿着印有“清理雕像小组”字眼的背心,穿越整个城市,寻找到18座雕像——为它们戴上巨大的防空气污染口罩,试图让酸性空气造成的致命危险问题呈现到公众眼前。其他雕像还包括英国下议院外面的奥利弗·克伦威尔铜像,国会广场上的温斯顿·丘吉尔雕像,海德公园角的威灵顿公爵骑马像,以及特拉法加广场上为纪念海军上将尼尔森勋爵所建的170英尺高的雕像。

艺术家克里斯·凯利(Chris Kelly)此前就与绿色和平组织在其他公共行动当中有过合作,他设计了这些小麦色的面罩,并为每座雕像进行一对一定制。比如,爱神的过滤器上有两颗爱心,而丘吉尔则用广播扩音器和圆顶高帽来装饰。在阿森纳足球俱乐部的酋长球场上,蒂埃里·亨利的铜像收到了印有两个足球的面罩,与此同时,尼尔逊爵士的铜像用锚和转向车轮来装饰。

但这些环保人士却没有多么好运了...

正如BBC的报道所言,警方已经逮捕了30名活动分子当中的8名成员,理由是他们涉及违反安保法律以及有破坏性犯罪的嫌疑。保罗·莫佐罗是该活动的成员之一,他在接受《卫报》采访时表示,活动者都特别留意不会破坏到任何雕像,以及这些东西都不是永久性的。逮捕行动之后,城市检查员们已经开始移除所有面罩。

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尽管伦敦的活动与哥伦比亚最近的活动有些类似(费尔南多·波特罗雕像被戴上了口罩),但绿色和平组织的策划只有一个目的——为了督促英国政治家们进行法律上的改革。毕竟伦敦曾经是一个有将近9500人因长期暴露在空气污染中而去世的城市。

“当下,市长鲍里斯·约翰逊已经提出了一项建设超低污染排放区的议案,但那只包含了拥堵区域,在伦敦中心城区来讲只不过是很小的面积,”莫作罗在接受Vice杂志采访时表示,“所以,我们强烈呼吁在2020年之前,在伦敦建立起更大面积的清洁空气区域。我们所说的是至少在2019年,但同时也需要更加严格一些,保护所有伦敦人的肺,而不仅仅是少数几个人。”

绿色和平组织的抗议活动是近期针对该城市烟雾问题最具创意的呼吁和表达——上个月,空中巡逻队的一队鸽子飞越了伦敦上空,来收集区域空气污染数据,以另一种视觉方式刺激公众对空气污染问题的警觉,并呼吁必要的法律措施。

Greenpeace activists fit a statue of Isaac Newton at The British Library with an emergency face mask (photo by John Cobb)

Greenpeace activists fit a statue of Isaac Newton at The British Library with an emergency face mask (photo by John Cobb)

Luke Jones of Greenpeace climbing Nelson’s Column at Trafalgar Square (photo by Jiri Rezac)

Greenpeace activists fit The Victoria Memorial in front of Buckingham Palace with an emergency face mask (photo by John Cobb)

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The Eros statue in Piccadilly Circus with an emergency face mask (photo by Chris Ratcliffe)

Greenpeace activists climb Eros to fit the statue with an emergency face mask (photo © John Cobb / Greenpeace)

Greenpeace activists fit the Oliver Cromwell’s statue with an emergency face mask to demand action on air pollution (photo © Chris Ratcliffe / Greenpeace)

A Greenpeace activist fits the statue of Churchill at Parliament Square with an emergency face mask (photo © Chris Ratcliffe / Greenpeace)

Greenpeace activists fit the statue of Churchill at Parliament Square with an emergency face mask (photo © Chris Ratcliffe / Greenpeace)

Greenpeace activists fit the statue of Thierry Henry at Emirates Stadium with an emergency face mask to demand action on air pollution. Earlier this morning, a separate Greenpeace team eluded security and climbed over the fence around the Houses of Parliament to put another mask on Oliver Cromwell’s statue. Famous statues of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, Queen Victoria opposite Buckingham Palace, Eros at Piccadilly Circus and Nelson’s Column at Trafalgar Square, have also been given protection against London’s dirty air by environmental activists.

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The statue of Doctor Salter's Daughter with an emergency face mask

Greenpeace activists fit the Young Dancer statue in Covent Garden with an emergency face mask to demand action on air pollution. Earlier this morning, a separate Greenpeace team eluded security and climbed over the fence around the Houses of Parliament to put another mask on Oliver Cromwell’s statue. Famous statues of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, Nelson’s Column above Trafalgar Square and Eros at Piccadilly Circus, have also been given protection against London’s dirty air by environmental activists.

Greenpeace activists fit the Young Dancer statue in Covent Garden with an emergency face mask to demand action on air pollution. Earlier this morning, a separate Greenpeace team eluded security and climbed over the fence around the Houses of Parliament to put another mask on Oliver Cromwell’s statue. Famous statues of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, Nelson’s Column above Trafalgar Square and Eros at Piccadilly Circus, have also been given protection against London’s dirty air by environmental activists.

Greenpeace activists distribute leaflets during their protest (photo © Jiri Rezac / Greenpeace)

The view from Nelson’s Column (photo © Jiri Rezac / Greenpeace)

Two Greenpeace activists started climbing Nelson’s Column at 4am today to demand action on air pollution. Alison Garrigan (29) and Luke Jones (30) fit the statue of Admiral Lord Nelson, towering 52 metres above Trafalgar Square, with an emergency face mask. Earlier this morning, a separate Greenpeace team eluded security and climbed over the fence around the Houses of Parliament to put another mask on Oliver Cromwell’s statue. Famous statues of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, Queen Victoria opposite Buckingham Palace and Eros at Piccadilly Circus, have also been given protection against London’s dirty air by environmental activists.

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