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A selection of clean energy campaign successes:

15 November, 5.30am: The conveyor feeds coal to the power station. To stop dangerous climate change, massive reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are needed in the next decade. Munmorah is one of Australia's oldest and dirtiest power stations. Enlarge image

PR smokescreen lifts on coal industry's false solution

Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), the technological poster child for the future of the global coal industry, has just had its biggest supporter pull the rug out from under its feet.

3 December 2007: A Greenpeace bear hugs a girl on Kuta beach during the Solar Generation concert. © Greenpeace Enlarge image

Life after Bali

It took blood, sweat and tears but the world has come to an agreement in Bali. So what's next?

An activist held up by 600 balloons - a clusterballoon- over brown coal power plant Jaenschwalde. In order to save the climate Greenpeace demands to abandon any plans for building new browncoal powerplants. Enlarge image

Vital UN climate negotiations start in Bali

It’s said that a week is a long time in politics. The burning question is whether two weeks is long enough for governments to finally wake up, smell the carbon and confront the biggest problem facing the world?

Early this morning Greenpeace activists occupied the Munmorah coal-fired power station. A Greenpeace activist pushes a button to stop the conveyor belt. It's time to push the emergency switch on coal. Enlarge image

We've hit the emergency stop button on coal

Early this morning 15 Greenpeace activists occupied and took peaceful direct action to shut down a coal-fired power plant on the NSW Central Coast. The occupation was to protest against John Howard and Kevin Rudd's dismal climate change policies, which will not stop increasing greenhouse emissions.

Greenpeace International Executive Director Dr. Gerd Leipold meets with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon. Enlarge image

Greenpeace meets UN chief

Ban Ki-Moon knows a thing or two about climate change and as head of the United Nations (UN) he knows a thing or two about politics. When our international executive director Dr Gerd Leipold got in the lift with him at UN headquarters he asked Mr Ban for strong leadership during the UN climate change meeting next Monday.

In Thailand, SolarGeneration youth hold a banner saying "Don't drown our future" in front a Buddhist temple in the coastal village of Khun Samutchine. The village is Thailand's first community to suffer the direct impacts of coastal erosion caused largely by storm surges brought about by climate change. The temple, now beside the eroded coastline, was once located several kilometres from the beach. SolarGenration youth are asking world governments to champion renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) meets this week in Bangkok to discuss ways to mitigate global warming. 1 May 2007. Enlarge image

IPCC report lays out options

Renewable energy and energy efficiency are vital. The next two decades are crucial. Changing our energy use is less costly than changing our climate. These are findings from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report "Mitigating Climate Change".

Three Greenpeace protesters occupying the plant wave to the crowds of local people protesting below from the roof of Marsden B. Enlarge image

Greenpeace shuts down New Zealand coal plant

To be or not to be? Well, the answer for New Zealand's Marsden B coal plant is not to be. The struggle against Marsden B has seen a nine day occupation, high court challenges, protest marches, record numbers of public submissions, public meetings, the emergence of NGOs, bumper stickers, a demarcation and a pirate radio station.

View over Dan Nan wind farm in Nan'ao, China. This province has the best wind resources in China and is already home to several industrial scale wind farms. China is investing heavily in wind power to meet its growing energy needs. Enlarge image

The energy [r]evolution starts here

Tackling dangerous climate change is the biggest challenge we face today. Luckily, there is an answer to the challenge. A new Greenpeace report, Energy [R]evolution, details how to halve the world's CO2 emissions by 2050, using existing technology and still providing affordable energy and economic growth.

Nuclear is never save, as Greenpeace demonstrated by occupying Australia's Lucas Heights nuclear facility with ease. Enlarge image

Europe turns off nuclear power

John Howard welcomed in the New Year with a big cheer for dangerous nuclear power. Meanwhile, Europe acted responsibly by decommissioning seven nuclear power stations, the most ever in one day.

Court links coal exports and climate change
Australia walks against global warming
Stern look at global warming
SA lights way on climate
Walking the talk
Small solar sunbeam in dark budget for climate
22,000 sign up for the Kyoto Protocol
Worldwide welcome for climate protection
Shale oil plant shut down after Greenpeace campaign
A win for the climate in NSW
Nine out of 10 want clean energy
Mobil stopped!