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As the world moves to cities, so does art. And just as art can inspire political action and resistance, so can the walls of the town become canvases for important street art messages. The street and graffiti art on this list is perfect for spreading words about environmentalism and climate change to a broader audience.

There's art for aesthetics, and there's art with meaning. Same goes for street art - some are just ugly and indecent doodles, while other graffiti drawings discuss pressing global issues. This street art uses simple slogans and provocative images to cover essential and inspiring ideas about global warming and social issues in ways that are easy to remember. Such a technique can inspire people to take action or at least remind them about important issues that they may have forgotten.

Scroll down below for our list of the most powerful messages left on city walls and pavements and prepare to be inspired for a change.

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#1

I Don't Believe In Global Warming

I Don't Believe In Global Warming

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    Lets Keep The Plants Alive

    Lets Keep The Plants Alive

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    #3

    Killing Ourselves

    Killing Ourselves

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    #4

    World Is Going Down The Drain

    World Is Going Down The Drain

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    #5

    The Truth

    The Truth

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    #6

    The Clock Is Ticking

    The Clock Is Ticking

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    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is brilliant! It combines urgency ( the hour glass- a scary symbol since the witch in wizard of Oz) and cause & effect.

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    #7

    Urbanization Is Killing Us

    Urbanization Is Killing Us

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    #8

    Animals In Zoos

    Animals In Zoos

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    #9

    Park(ing)

    Park(ing)

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    #10

    We're Eating The Earth

    We're Eating The Earth

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    #11

    I Remember When This Was All Trees

    I Remember When This Was All Trees

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    #12

    The Earth Is Being Killed

    The Earth Is Being Killed

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    #13

    Locked Up Animals

    Locked Up Animals

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    #14

    The World Is Burning

    The World Is Burning

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    #15

    Born To Be Wild

    Born To Be Wild

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    #16

    Eat Yourself

    Eat Yourself

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    #17

    Eating The Earth

    Eating The Earth

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    #18

    The Earth Pie Of Trash

    The Earth Pie Of Trash

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    #19

    Animal Cruelty Is Everywhere

    Animal Cruelty Is Everywhere

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    #20

    Ice Ice Baby

    Ice Ice Baby

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    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is This in Denmark O.o (down the corner i see a sentence with danish letters ''Pøbel Østem'')

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    #21

    If Only We Could See The Sky And Not The Buildings

    If Only We Could See The Sky And Not The Buildings

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    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The uncomfortable truth here is the apartheid wall in Israel-Palestine.

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    #22

    Nothing To Eat

    Nothing To Eat

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    #23

    When Life Gives You Oil Make Molotov

    When Life Gives You Oil Make Molotov

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    #24

    Air Pollution ...

    Air Pollution ...

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    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This looks like a computer generated concept, and it would be an ad, not street art, if it had been real...

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    #25

    New Mcdonalds Is Opening

    New Mcdonalds Is Opening

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    #26

    Penguin Changes His Food Preference

    Penguin Changes His Food Preference

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    #27

    Grow

    Grow

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    #28

    Enough

    Enough

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    #29

    Misunderstood Cow

    Misunderstood Cow

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    #30

    Seal Playing With Oil

    Seal Playing With Oil

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    #31

    Meals Kill

    Meals Kill

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    #32

    Delivering Trash

    Delivering Trash

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    #33

    Shuts Every Little Shop

    Shuts Every Little Shop

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    #34

    I Also Don´t Believe In Global Warming!

    I Also Don´t Believe In Global Warming!

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    #35

    No Future

    No Future

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    #36

    Thanks For Selling Me

    Thanks For Selling Me

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    24points
    Julija Nėjė
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    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The name of this artist is nite owl. He is based out of Oakland

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    #37

    No Comment...from Sofia, Bulgaria

    No Comment...from Sofia, Bulgaria

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    #38

    Gioconda Under Water

    Gioconda Under Water

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    #39

    #47 We Are Melting! - Christchurch, Nz

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    #40

    Cutting The Earth

    Cutting The Earth

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    #41

    We Need To To Talk,galway

    We Need To To Talk,galway

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    #42

    Under The Bridge - Budapest

    Under The Bridge - Budapest

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    Final score:
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    Lucia Savkova
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    #43

    Plastics

    Plastics

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    Final score:
    10points
    Duan Kellum
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    #44

    Brown Bear

    Brown Bear

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    Final score:
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    #45

    Rock, Paper, Scissors - Updated

    Rock, Paper, Scissors - Updated

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    Final score:
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    Mikhal
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    #46

    Unknown

    Unknown

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    Final score:
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    Jymmi G.
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    #47

    Who's Next?

    Who's Next?

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    Final score:
    9points
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    #48

    From Balkan With Love

    From Balkan With Love

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    #49

    Stop The Madness…drop Da Gun Pick Up Da Can

    Stop The Madness…drop Da Gun Pick Up Da Can

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    Window
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    #50

    Bees

    Bees

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    Final score:
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    #51

    Act Now !!

    Act Now !!

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    #52

    Tin At Petrila Mining Company

    Tin At Petrila Mining Company

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    #53

    Sochi 2014

    Sochi 2014

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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    means the first polar bear managed to get to the floating ice first

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    #54

    São Paulo Gas Station

    São Paulo Gas Station

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    #55

    Santiago, Chile, April 16th, 2014

    Santiago, Chile, April 16th, 2014

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    #56

    Coronado Red

    Coronado Red

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    #57

    Popadou Centre, Petrila, Romania

    Popadou Centre, Petrila, Romania

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    #58

    Rocking It Beatles

    Rocking It Beatles

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    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I dedicated to the Beatles it's cubism guitar rock a its also very happy color is because the Beatles always made me smile I love you all.

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    #59

    Cats Are Killing Birds And Are Subventionized Hunters

    Cats Are Killing Birds And Are Subventionized Hunters

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    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I absolutely adore cats, yet it is true that they hunt birds. This wouldn't be a problem if we neuterize every single stray cat.

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