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Climate Change Banner Competition

Image gallery | October 20, 2009

Brad Smith

Image | October 14, 2009 at 12:59

Greenpeace staff member wins alternative Nobel Prize

Feature story | October 13, 2009 at 10:58

We are thrilled to announce that one of our staff members, René Ngongo, has today been named a recipient of the 2009 Right Livelihood award.

South Africa could save billions and climate by switching to renewables

Feature story | October 12, 2009 at 23:00

Aggressive investment in renewable power generation and energy efficiency could provide three quarters of South Africa’s electricity by 2050, slashing over 200 million tons of CO2 emissions annually, the equivalent of 10 coal-fired power stations...

Clean Energy Now

Feature story | September 1, 2009 at 12:36

This weekend over 60 supporters of Greenpeace Africa created a human banner, which reads “Clean Energy Now” to mark the start of the final countdown to the Copenhagen climate talks in December.

Clean Energy Now: 60 staff and volunteers

Image | August 30, 2009 at 23:00

Greenpeace Africa staff members and volunteers display a banner reading "Clean Energy" and compose a human banner with the word "Now" as part of the global call to action on the run up to the United Nations Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen...

Let the sun shine

Feature story | August 19, 2009 at 23:00

Barack Obama's grandmother now has solar panels on the roof of her home in Kenya, compliments of Greenpeace.

Mama Sara Obama at Solar Panels Installation in Kenya

Image | August 19, 2009 at 13:03

Mama Sara Obama, the US President's grandmother, holds a solar panel while posing for a group photo with solar panels Installation trainees from the Kibera Community Youth Program in Kogelo Village.

Forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo: Where's the Reform?

Feature story | July 30, 2009 at 8:19

In an open letter delivered to the DRC's Minister of Environment, Nature Conservation and Tourism last Sunday, Greenpeace denounces the serious lack of transparency in implementation of forestry sector reform and requests urgent clarifications...

Marc Ona Essangui inspires us

Feature story | July 23, 2009 at 11:58

Greenpeace Africa wishes to congratulate Marc Ona Essangui from Gabon for winning the 2009 Goldman environmental prize. Marc is president and founder of the environmental NGO Brainforest and president of the network of NGOs called Environment Gabon.

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