2012 Press Releases

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Greenpeace warns governments to drop loopholes in climate deal

Press release | 3 December, 2012 at 8:49

Doha, December 3, 2012 – As ministers arrive at climate talks in the Qatari capital Doha, Greenpeace urged European countries not to take the side of Poland and Russia in a battle over whether to maintain the Kyoto Protocol’s biggest loophole and...

Zara bows to people power: bans toxic fashion

Press release | 29 November, 2012 at 3:00

Amsterdam, November 29, 2012 – The world’s largest fashion retailer Zara – and parent company Inditex – today committed to eliminate all releases of hazardous chemicals throughout its entire supply chain and products by 2020, following public...

Poland must prove trustworthiness as host of 2013 climate talks – Greenpeace

Press release | 28 November, 2012 at 15:03

Doha, November 28, 2012 – In reaction to news that Poland will host the next UNFCCC climate talks, COP 19, in 2013, Greenpeace Central and Eastern Europe climate expert Jiri Jerabek made the following statement:

Climate change is now reality; Doha talks must spark clean energy revolution

Press release | 26 November, 2012 at 8:03

Doha, November 26, 2012 - As governments meet for climate talks in Doha, Greenpeace warned on Monday that they must wake up to the reality that climate change is already gripping the planet and take urgent action to avoid catastrophic global warming.

Greenpeace exposes hazardous chemicals in high street fashion

Press release | 20 November, 2012 at 4:04

Beijing, 20 November, 2012 – High street fashion brands are selling clothing contaminated with hazardous chemicals that break down to form hormone-disrupting or even cancer-causing chemicals when released into the environment, according to a...

Electronics companies still to eliminate dirty energy from supply chain

Press release | 19 November, 2012 at 7:00

San Francisco, USA — Global electronic companies must do more to end the use of climate changing dirty energy in their manufacturing and supply chains, according to a report released today by Greenpeace International

Southeast Asian ships caught illegally transferring fish in the Pacific Ocean

Press release | 15 November, 2012 at 12:00

Pacific Ocean, 15 November 2012 – Greenpeace International has uncovered a large-scale illegal transfer of fish at sea between one ship from Cambodia, one from the Philippines and two from Indonesia in the Pacific Commons.

Strengthen fisheries enforcement to stop pirate fishing, end overfishing crisis -...

Press release | 12 November, 2012 at 14:50

Colombo, Sri Lanka, 
November 12, 2012 – The monitoring of tuna fisheries must be strengthened and transfers of fish at sea banned to end the overfishing crisis in the Indian Ocean, Greenpeace International said on Monday after it again found...

Greenpeace finds illegal fishing vessels, urges UK to enforce Chagos marine reserve

Press release | 24 October, 2012 at 18:56

Indian Ocean, October 24, 2012 – Greenpeace found two illegal Sri Lankan fishing boats inside the Chagos marine reserve on Wednesday and has called on the UK government to enforce protection of this Indian Ocean reserve from pirate fishing.

Marks & Spencer to eliminate hazardous chemicals from clothing

Press release | 24 October, 2012 at 13:50

Amsterdam, 23 October 2012 - Fashion retail giant Marks & Spencer (M&S;) has today made a breakthrough commitment (1) to eliminate all releases of hazardous chemicals throughout their entire supply chain and products by 2020, in response to the...

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