-
carmastage45664junio 3, 2021 at 10:30 am #11111
<p class=»mol-para-with-font»>A host of celebrities and scientists including Madonna, Robert de Niro and a clutch of Nobel Prize winners have called for radical change in the world rather than ‘a return to normal’ after the coronavirus lockdowns.</p><p class=»mol-para-with-font»>Hollywood stars Cate Blanchett, Jane Fonda, Marion Cotillard and Monica Bellucci also added their names to the open letter published in the French daily .</p><p class=»mol-para-with-font»>The signatories are pleading for an end to unbridled consumerism and a ‘radical transformation’ of economies to help save the planet. </p><p class=»mol-para-with-font»>The movement has been penned and led by actress Juliette Binoche and astrophysicist Aurélien Barrau. </p><p class=»mol-para-with-font»>A full list of the 200 signatories is published in this article (below). </p><div class=»artSplitter mol-img-group» style=»style»><div> <div class=»image-wrap»> </div> <noscript> </noscript> </div><p class=»imageCaption»>’Radical transformation’ – Material Girl singer Madonna was among 200 people (listed below) who signed the open letter calling on leaders to use the coronavirus crisis to change the way we live</p></div><div class=»artSplitter mol-img-group» style=»style»><div> <div class=»image-wrap»> </div> <noscript> </noscript> </div><p class=»imageCaption»>Pictured: Taxi Driver actor and Hollywood star Robert de Niro was one of the many signatories</p></div><div class=»moduleFull mol-video»><div><div itemprop=»video» itemscope=»itemscope» website content=»Madonna fails to social distance at party for Steven Klein» itemprop=»name» /><meta content=»PT00M52S» itemprop=»duration» /><meta website itemprop=»thumbnailUrl» /><meta website itemprop=»contentURL» /><meta content=»2020-05-03T16:19:25+0100″ itemprop=»uploadDate» /><meta content=»576″ itemprop=»height» /><meta content=»1024″ itemprop=»width» /><meta content=»Madonna is seen failing to properly social distance at a party for Steven Klein only days after getting her results from a COVID-19 coronavirus anti-bodies test.» itemprop=»description» /><div class=»item»> <div class=»vjs-video-container vjs-fixed vjs-span-two-col news» id=»v-4108231170844703223″> <video controls=»» class=»video-js vjs-default-skin» website fails to social distance at party for Steven website is seen failing to properly social distance at a party for Steven Klein only days after getting her results from a COVID-19 coronavirus anti-bodies test.website preload=»none»> <source website type=»video/mp4″></source> </video> </div> </div> </div></div></div><p class=»mol-para-with-font»>’We believe it is unthinkable to «go back to normal»,’ said the letter which was also signed by Nobel laureates for medicine, chemistry and Freediving Gear physics, as well as peace prize winner Muhammad Yunus.</p><p class=»mol-para-with-font»>They said the pandemic was a tragedy but it was a chance for humanity to ‘examine what is essential’.</p><p class=»mol-para-with-font»>’Adjustments are not enough.
The problem is systemic,’ the letter added.</p><p class=»mol-para-with-font»>’The ongoing ecological catastrophe is a meta-crisis. Unlike a pandemic… a global ecological collapse will have immeasurable consequences,’ it said.</p><p class=»mol-para-with-font»>The 200 signatories (listed below) said it was time for leaders ‘to leave behind the unsustainable logic that still prevails and to undertake a profound overhaul of our goals, values, and economies.</p><div class=»artSplitter mol-img-group» style=»style»> <div class=»mol-img»> <div class=»image-wrap»> </div> <noscript> </noscript> </div> <p class=»imageCaption»>First chunk: the opening statements published in the French daily Le Monde, urging world leaders to ‘act now'</p></div><div class=»artSplitter mol-img-group» style=»style»> <div class=»mol-img»> <div class=»image-wrap»> </div> <noscript> </noscript> </div> <p class=»imageCaption»>Second chunk: the author is urging world leaders and thinkers to rethink ideas around productivity and consumerism</p></div><div class=»artSplitter mol-img-group» style=»style»> <div class=»mol-img»> <div class=»image-wrap»> </div> <noscript> </noscript> </div> <p class=»imageCaption»>Third chunk: the signatories agree an urgent renewal of a political system that priorities social equity is essential</p></div><div class=»artSplitter mol-img-group» style=»style»><div> <div class=»image-wrap»> </div> <noscript> </noscript> </div><p class=»imageCaption»>Pictured: Canadian-American astrophysicist James Peebles, who won the Nobel Prize for physics in 2019, Freediving Watch also signed the letter </p></div><div class=»artSplitter mol-img-group» style=»style»> <div class=»mol-img»> <div class=»image-wrap»> </div> <noscript> </noscript> </div> <p class=»imageCaption»>Pictured: signatory and Freediving Mask actress Jane Fonda was among the 200 people who are urging change</p></div><p class=»mol-para-with-font»>’The pursuit of consumerism and an obsession with productivity have led us to deny the value of life itself: that of plants, that of animals, Freediving Mask and that of a great number of human beings,’ the short letter added.</p><p class=»mol-para-with-font»>’Pollution, climate change, and the destruction of our remaining natural zones has brought the world to a breaking point.'</p><div><div data-track-module=»am-related_carousel^related_carousel» data-track-selector=».rotator-panels a:not([class*=external])» data-dm-rotator-rotate=»false» data-track-pos=»static» data-preferred-shared-network-enabled=»» data-dm-rotator-auto-init=»» id=»p-33″ class=»related-carousel with-fb-or-tw news half» data-dm-rotator-active-class=»active» data-dm-rotator-page-count=»1.0″ data-dm-social-article-auto-init=»» data-dm-rotator-page-size=»1″> <div class=»rotator bdrcc»> <div class=»rotator-title»> <h2>RELATED ARTICLES</h2> <ul class=»rotator-pages link-xocc»> <li class=»rotator-prev»>Previous
- 1
<li class=»rotator-next»>Next </div> <ul class=»rotator-panels link-bogr1 linkro-ccox»>
- <span>Heathrow airport will trial thermal imaging facial…</span> <span>UK becomes first country in Europe to surpass 30,000…</span>
</div>
<u><i><div class=»fb»></i></u>
<h2>Share this article</h2>
<div class=»share»><span class=»wai»>Share</span></div>
</div></div> </div><p class=»mol-para-with-font»>Confirmed cases of coronavirus around the world currently stand at 3,691,683, with 258,256 fatalities, according to recent data from .</p><p class=»mol-para-with-font»>The US is the world leader in infection rates, now reaching 1,206,886, and with 71,220 deaths. </p><p class=»mol-para-with-font»>The letter comes as several global economies begin easing lockdown measures, which some health experts have warned could spark a ‘second wave’ of the virus. </p><div class=»art-ins mol-factbox news» data-version=»2″ id=»mol-66a6fc10-8fba-11ea-9a9d-07cc8b15507e» website and Robert de Niro join 200 in open letter about Covid-19
Reply -
|