Bush - Monumental failure on climate change

Bush - Monumental failure

30 January 2008

Responding to the Bush Administration’s continued obstruction of international efforts to address global warming, Greenpeace activists turned one of the nation’s most iconic symbols into a memorial to Bush’s failed legacy on climate change. Greenpeace projected on the Washington Monument the message: U.S. Global Warming Plan: Hell and High Water accompanied by an image depicting rising sea levels at the base, a predicted consequence of global warming.

Car industry’s green claims a fairy tale says Greenpeace

17 January 2008

As automobile shows opened in Brussels and Vienna today, Greenpeace challenged the European car manufacturers to stop undermining a European proposal for more fuel efficient cars, and instead take real action to lower the climate impact of their fleets.

Home on the range: 25-40% emission reductions by 2020 agreed by Australia and Canada

15 December 2007

After holding out for two weeks, both Canada and Australia finally caved in and agreed at the climate talks in Bali to support a 25-40% emissions reduction target by 2020.

Rainbow Warrior joins Balinese flotilla of hope for urgent climate action

07 December 2007

A flotilla of fishing boats greeted the Greenpeace flagship, SV Rainbow Warrior, as she sailed into Benoa port Bali today. The fishing boats carried banners saying ‘Save Our Seas - Save Our Corals´ and ‘Climate Action Now´ urging government representatives at the UN Climate Change Conference to step up the fight against dangerous climate change.

Go to your national site

World websites Select other Greenpeace websites worldwide

GREENPEACE EMAIL

Email address:

Country:

Related Reports

Bush Major Emitter Meetings (MEM): wrong way on climate change
30 January 2008
Greenpeace briefing: Kyoto and the Bali Mandate: what the world needs to do to combat climate change
22 November 2007
Energy [R]evolution - Executive Summary
27 October 2008

Bush - Monumental failure on climate change