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Forest destruction, climate change and palm oil expansion in Indonesia

Publication | 29 October, 2007 at 1:00

Forests are vital to life on earth. They are the richest of all ecosystems - covering only eight per cent of the planet (1)and are home to two thirds of all known species of terrestrial plants and animals(2). Millions of people rely directly on...

CO2 levels rising faster than predicted - Greenpeace response

Press release | 23 October, 2007 at 2:00

Responding to findings by the Global Carbon Project, published in the “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” this week, that atmospheric CO2 levels have risen 35% faster than expected since 2000, Gavin Edwards, Head of Climate at...

Greenpeace Briefing: China - taking action on climate change

Publication | 24 September, 2007 at 2:00

What China is doing in response to climate change?

Rainbow Warrior joins Balinese flotilla of hope for urgent climate action

Press release | 7 December, 2007 at 16:02

A flotilla of fishing boats greeted the Greenpeace flagship, SV Rainbow Warrior, as she sailed into Benoa port Bali today.The fishing boats carried banners saying ‘Save Our Seas - Save Our Corals´ and ‘Climate Action Now´ urging government...

Tropical Deforestation Emission Reduction Mechanism - Executive Summary

Publication | 4 December, 2007 at 17:35

Tropical deforestation is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, threatens biological diversity, and has devastating impacts upon forest dependent peoples. Human induced climate change is projected to cause significant adverse effects on...

Tropical Deforestation Emission Reduction Mechanism - A Discussion Paper

Publication | 4 December, 2007 at 1:00

Tropical deforestation is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, threatens biological diversity, and has devastating impacts upon forest dependent peoples. Human induced climate change is projected to cause significant adverse effects on...

Greenpeace Briefing: Tropical Deforestation and the Kyoto Protocol, Sept 07

Publication | 24 September, 2007 at 2:00

The destruction of the world’s forests is one of the main causes of climate change, second only to the energy sector. Tropical forests contain up to 40 percent of the world's terrestrial carbon and play a powerful role in mitigating the growing...

Greenpeace climate activists refused bail in India, as Al Gore and IPCC win Nobel...

Press release | 12 October, 2007 at 2:00

12 October 2007 – Six Indian Greenpeace volunteers are spending the weekend in jail after being refused bail after a protest at a coal-fired power plant outside of Kolkata.The ruling came on the same day that Al Gore and the IPCC jointly won the...

Speech by Lo Sze Ping, Campaign Director, Greenpeace China – on behalf of Climate...

Publication | 24 September, 2007 at 2:00

Lo Sze Ping speech to UN Thematic Plenary III – Technology "Innovating a climate-friendly world – the role of technology and its dissemination"New York, 24 September 2007 Check against delivery

Greenpeace guide to Kyoto, Bali, APEC, the G8 and Major Emitters meeting

Publication | 24 September, 2007 at 2:00

A guide to major political meetings of 2007 affecting governments' response to climate change. Covers: The Kyoto process and UNFCCC; Bali meeting; APEC; UN High Level meeting; and Bush's Big Emitters meeting.

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