Greenpeace Press Releases

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No excuse for climate inaction; 2 degree goal can and must be achieved – Greenpeace

Press release | June 10, 2013 at 13:16

Amsterdam, June 10, 2013 – The IEA report, Redrawing the Energy-Climate Map, calls on governments to enact four energy policies that would keep climate goals alive with no net costs. In response, Greg Muttitt at Greenpeace International said:



Indonesian President meets Greenpeace leader on the Rainbow Warrior: welcomes legacy...

Press release | June 7, 2013 at 12:04

Jakarta, 7 June 2013 – Greenpeace International Executive Director Kumi Naidoo met with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on board the Greenpeace ship, the Rainbow Warrior, in Jakarta today, to express Greenpeace’s support for the...

Greenpeace welcomes Sealord’s promise to end destructive tuna fishing

Press release | May 29, 2013 at 12:44

Auckland, May 29, 2013 – Greenpeace has today applauded a decision from New Zealand fishing brand Sealord to remove a destructing fishing method from its supply chain of canned skipjack tuna by early 2014 and urged the wider industry to follow suit.

Greenpeace welcomes FSC decision to disassociate from timber company Danzer after DRC...

Press release | May 21, 2013 at 10:48

Amsterdam, May 21, 2013 – Greenpeace International welcomes the Forest Stewardship Council’s (FSC) decision to disassociate itself from the timber multinational Danzer Group following a complaint that one of the company’s former subsidiaries was...

Scientists warn of growing crisis in the Arctic; Arctic Council again fails to act

Press release | May 15, 2013 at 13:01

Despite strong calls for more action to address climate change from its own working groups and scientists, and many of the Ministers attending the meeting, today’s Arctic Council foreign ministers meeting has ended with no plans for binding...

Indigenous Peoples put Arctic Council on alert on eve of foreign ministers meeting

Press release | May 13, 2013 at 20:23

13 May 2013 (Kiruna, Sweden) — Fifteen more Indigenous groups have signed onto a joint statement rejecting oil development in the Arctic. The coalition now includes major Indigenous organisations from every Arctic state, including two...

IOTC fails to protect vulnerable Indian Ocean albacore tuna, sharks – Greenpeace

Press release | May 10, 2013 at 18:50

Port Louis, Mauritius, May 10, 2013 – Greenpeace International condemned on Friday the lack of action by Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) members to halt the decline of the region's most vulnerable tuna species and for adopting inadequate...

Greenpeace ship begins first Indonesian tour since being deported

Press release | May 9, 2013 at 11:00

Jayapura, 9 May 2013 – The Greenpeace ship, the Rainbow Warrior, arrived in Jayapura, Indonesia today to document one of the world’s most biodiverse – and threatened – environments, just three years after the Indonesian navy escorted the vessel...

Greenpeace exposes need for greater control of Indian Ocean fishing fleets

Press release | May 3, 2013 at 6:52

Port Louis, Mauritius, May 3, 2013 – Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) members are failing to control fishing fleets and prevent illegal fishing and need to impose stricter controls to protect tuna stocks, Greenpeace International said on Friday.

Greenpeace demands RSPO strengthen standards, expel rogue forest destroyers

Press release | April 25, 2013 at 7:12

Jakarta, 25 April, 2013 – Hundreds of hectares of rainforest and tiger habitat protected under the Indonesian government’s moratorium have been destroyed, revealed Greenpeace International, following an investigation into Duta Palma, a notorious...

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