Greenpeace activists scale Czech power plant chimney

Activists from Greenpeace have scaled one of the chimneys at the Prunerov power plant in Northern Bohemia in protest against the carbon dioxide emissions the plant produces. The 11 activists plan to spend several days camping out on the chimney. According to the environmental group, Prunerov power station is the biggest air polluter in the country, producing annually 8.9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide. A spokesperson for Greenpeace added that the Czech Republic has the fourth worst carbon dioxide output per capita in Europe. The protest is being staged to coincide with an international conference on climate change being held in Indonesia, which Czech Environment Minister Martin Bursik is attending.