GREEN PEACE LAUNCHED A BALLON AT THE EFFEIL TOWER BEFORE THE OPENING OF COP21

USPA NEWS - A few hours before the opening of COP21, Greenpeace placed a balloon next to the Eiffel Tower yesterday afternoon, to alert the world about the climate emergency and enhance the solution this crisis: renewable energy. The second flight was launched at 4:30 pm, if weather permitting.

GREENPEACE LAUNCHES FIRST MESSAGE TO COP21 ON ENERGY TRANSITION---------------------------------------- A few hours before the opening of the COP21 Greenpeace sends a strong message in favour of renewable energy by flying a hot air balloon above the Champ de Mars, bearing the message "Rise for renewables" or French "renew the energy ". The only real solution to save the climate is to move to 100% renewable energy and many countries have already begun the transition.For Jean-François Julliard, General Director of Greenpeace France "The commitments of the countries currently on the table for the COP21 are not sufficient to stay below the two degrees. Fortunately, more and more citizens, cities and countries have not waited for international conferences and undertake all over the world in renewable energy. France, she always develops three times slower than the average of its European neighbours. "------------------------------------------------------------------------- In Kumi Naidoo, Greenpeace International Director of "The COP21 can be an opportunity for world leaders to make it safer. It is also an opportunity to accelerate energy transition already underway. Renewables are already exceed the dirty and dangerous energy in the world. The question is whether in this race Paris will be a real accelerator. " WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FROM COP21 ?------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ We know we can not expect everything from the conference: the COP21, to be up to the challenge, should lead to an agreement to contain the increase of temperatures 1.5 ° C and avoid dangerous runaway climate change. This would result in the adoption of a long-term goal of 100% renewable energy, avoiding false solutions such as nuclear. What differentiates the Paris conference of the previous COP is that it takes place at a time when renewable energy is booming. In OECD countries, 80% of electricity production capacity will be added to the network by 2020 will be from renewable sources. Greenpeace has observer status in the COP, and a delegation made up of different nationalities, including Chinese, Indian, American, will be present at Le Bourget and will follow the negotiations, the two weeks of the COP. see more information at : Greenpeace expectations for COP 21 at http://www.greenpeace.org