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Copenhagen a cop-out

Feature story | December 19, 2009 at 0:00

Two years have passed since world leaders promised all of us a deal to stop climate change. After two weeks of UN negotiations, politicians breezed in, had dinner with the Queen, a three hour lunch, took some photos and then delivered what could...

10 years of continuing rejection

Press release | January 18, 2007 at 0:00

A summary of ‘Global status of genetically engineered crops’, released by Greenpeace today, provides solid evidence that resistance to genetically engineered crops continues to grow, amongst farmers, consumers and governments. The Greenpeace...

"Obama" vows to end climate crisis

Feature story | September 18, 2009 at 0:00

In a “historic announcement” today delivered from the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, “President Obama” has vowed to end the climate crisis by committing to legally binding, timely and deep emissions reductions that are ambitious, equitable...

23 Greenpeace activists blockade tar sands operation

Feature story | October 1, 2009 at 0:00

'Dying for climate leadership' - is the message 23 Greenpeace activists, from Canada, France, Germany and Brazil, took to the heart of Canada’s deadly tar sands development today. Shutting down a conveyor belt in an open pit mine, they renewed...

The campaign that launched 1000 geeks

Feature story | May 27, 2009 at 0:00

If saving our climate was a game of poker and all the various stakeholders - our heads of state, the energy industry, environmentalists, etc - were players, there would be one player at the table who hasn't yet shown their cards. The hold-out in...

Climate Action with Ice Sculptures in China

Image | August 28, 2009 at 0:00

28 August 2009 - Beijing, China. A child poses with one of the 100 ice sculptures of children which Greenpeace placed at the Temple of Earth in Beijing, symbolising the disappearing future of the 1.3 billion people in Asia who are threatened with...

Lanterns light up the sky in Delhi

Blog entry by arook | December 11, 2009 1 comment

Last night in Delhi, lanterns lit up the sky as a coalition of NGOs, religious leaders and climate affected communities joined hands at the Lotus Temple calling on leaders to save the climate. About a hundred activists gathered on the...

Activists occupy the roof of Canadian Parliament

Blog entry by laurak | December 7, 2009 3 comments

Today 19 Greenpeace activists scaled the roof of the Canadian Parliament buildings in Ottawa. They were sending a message directly to Canadian Prime Minister Harper who will be attending the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen: 'Climate...

Climate actions and EU Summit mark the International Week of 'Quit Coal, already!'

Blog entry by laurak | October 29, 2009

Friday October 30th With our ship the Rainbow Warrior, Spanish activists boarded a coal ship on its way to the coal fired power plant in Alcudia (Mallorca) and demanded their President Zapatero show climate leadership at the EU...

#climateaction now

Blog entry by laurak | October 3, 2009 28 comments

Updates from action at tar sands upgrader expansion site : 5:00am local time - Sunday Oct 4 After occupying the expansion site of a Shell tar sands upgrader for 24 hours all Greenpeace activists have now been removed from the...

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