Es Devlin: “Humans are not the only main characters”

Designer Es Devlin has brought 197 trees with her to Glasgow’s COP26 conference. The small forest will be the setting for the New York Times Climate Hub, which is set to host a series of keynote talks from the likes of Greta Thunberg, Malala Yousafzai and Ban Ki-moon while heads of state debate climate action elsewhere in the city.
The 197 living trees each represent a country. After COP26 ends, the trees – which are all local varieties – will be replanted in Glasgow.
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