Pikachus, politicians & pollution art: How activists are protesting at the G7 summit

Hundreds of people have gathered for climate change protests near the site of the Group of Seven leaders' summit in southwest England. Some activists sent a barge carrying inflatable caricatures of US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson floating off the coast of Cornwall. The figures had messages written on their hands reading 'Wave of Hope' and 'Crack the Crises.' Let's take a look:

Protesters dressed as Pikachu characters demonstrate on Gyllyngvase Beach, calling on the Japanese government to stop burning coal by 2030 in Falmouth, England.

Extinction Rebellion (XR) 'Money Rebellion' protesters stage a 'Stop Rearranging the Deckchairs' Titanic theatrical beach action during the G7 summit in Cornwall in St Ives, Cornwall, England.

Oxfam activists wearing papier mache heads depicting G7 leaders attend a protest at Swanpool Beach near Falmouth, during the G7 summit, in Cornwall, Britain.

A protesters hands out ice creams during a climate change event organised by Cornwall Climate Youth Alliance in partnership with Fridays for Future and Climate Live festival at Gyllyngvase Beach in Falmouth, England.

Activists from the climate change protest group Extinction Rebellion, dressed in red robes and known as the 'Red Brigade' demonstrate in St Ives, Cornwall.

Activists from the climate change protest group Extinction Rebellion, take part in a protest march in St Ives, Cornwall on June 11, 2021, on the first day of the three-day G7 summit being held from 11-13 June.