PETALING JAYA, June 1 — A team of artists creatively made ice sculptures of children on a UK beach yesterday to send a powerful message on the effects of climate change.
Metro UK reported that 26 children and their families stood alongside the ice sculptures holding plaques with the names of global leaders to highlight the importance of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference or COP26. Claire Wardley, an artist with Sand in Your Eye said that the ice sculptures are a metaphor for the fragility of the futures of young people in the face of climate change with the melting of ice caps and rising sea levels.
“However, there are tipping points such as the Arctic permafrost defrosting and releasing tonnes of carbon that will accelerate climate change and cause a chain reaction that will be unstoppable.