Hunger striker pushes Swiss parliament to take climate action

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Guillermo Fernandez during his hunger strike in November 2021, in Bern Source: Getty / FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images

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A father of three began his 39-day hunger strike in November 2021 over his grave concerns about the future of the planet and Swiss government inactivity to address it.

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