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President Obama Must Earn Nobel Peace Prize with Strong Climate Action in Copenhagen

Press release | 10 December, 2009 at 1:00

Greenpeace today congratulated US President Barack Obama on winning the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize and urged him to use the award's prestige to help secure an ambitious, fair, and legally binding treaty at the UN Climate Summit when he travels to...

EU must not bow to US pressure for weak climate deal in London meeting

Press release | 16 October, 2009 at 20:44

The European Union needs to stand firm and reject US efforts to weaken a climate deal in Copenhagen, said Greenpeace, as the world’s largest emitters gather in London for the US-led Major Economies Forum (MEF) beginning Sunday. (1)

Greenpeace response to President Obama’s Award of the Nobel Peace Prize

Press release | 9 October, 2009 at 2:00

"We hope that this award will give President Barack Obama the courage of his convictions on climate change, that it will spur him to take personal leadership on climate change to avert climate catastrophe.

Danish prosecutor seeks prison sentences for Greenpeace ‘red carpet’ peaceful protest

Press release | 8 March, 2011 at 11:26

Copenhagen, Denmark: Over a year since two Greenpeace activists unfurled banners calling for climate action at a state banquet, attended by over 120 Heads of State during the failed Copenhagen UN Climate talks, the Danish prosecutor has today...

Greenpeace statement on MEF London meeting:

Press release | 19 October, 2009 at 23:33

The MEF failed to provide the necessary breakthrough to ensure a strong deal in Copenhagen, Greenpeace says, the significance of which was downplayed by the US.

US Corporate polluters should not determine Copenhagen outcome

Press release | 1 October, 2009 at 2:00

In the face of another flawed climate bill, President Obama must step up, take leadership to create a strong international climate treaty in Copenhagen, Greenpeace said today.

World Leaders block shipment of Arctic coal at the top of the world

Press release | 2 October, 2009 at 13:27

Barack Obama, Angela Merkel and other world leaders today finally took action on climate change by preventing a shipment of coal from being loaded onto a transport ship from a mine in Svalbard, 1400 km from the North Pole. The activist heads of...

Activists vindicated and court recognises right to peaceful protest

Blog entry by dwalsh | 22 August, 2011 8 comments

Good news from Denmark: The Red Carpet trial has finally ended, with a victory for freedom of expression - the Danish court clearly recognised the place that peaceful protest needs to occupy in a democracy, and the importance of...

Shut out but not shut down!

Blog entry by Jamie | 15 December, 2009 1 comment

My COP15 badge. Bit useless now Since early last week, rumours have been flying round the Copenhagen negotiations about what would happen as we got closer to the arrival of the heads of state. Then a couple of days ago it was...

Improving standards at Olkiluoto: too little, too late?

Blog entry by Justin | 23 January, 2009

Back in August last year, Greenpeace revealed the shockingly lax safety standards and inspection regime at the OL3 reactor being built in Olkiluoto, Finland. Welding working on the steel framework of the reactor had no welding...

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