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Greenpeace China unfurls a No Coal banner outside a power station in 
Beijing.

Greenpeace China unfurls a No Coal banner outside a power station in Beijing.

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Greenpeace activists hang a banner reading “Energy [R]evolution 
Climate Solution” at the SAVE THE WORLD Awards ceremony. The event 
takes place at the Zwentendorf nuclear power station, which was built 
in the 1970s but never used. A recent project is turning the unused 
power station into the largest solar power station in Austria.

Greenpeace activists hang a banner reading “Energy [R]evolution Climate Solution” at the SAVE THE WORLD Awards ceremony. The event takes place at the Zwentendorf nuclear power station, which was built in the 1970s but never used. A recent project is turning the unused power station into the largest solar power station in Austria.

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Over 100 activists occupy 4 coal plants in Italy during the G8 summit.

Over 100 activists occupy 4 coal plants in Italy during the G8 summit.

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Latest Press Releases

WORLD LEADERS: 12 DAYS LEFT TO AVERT CLIMATE CHAOS

25 November 2009

Twelve days before the critical UN Copenhagen Climate Summit, today Greenpeace activists shut down the export facilities of a major pulp and paper mill operated by Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) in the heart of Indonesia's rainforests. Sinar Mas, which owns APP, is a leading driver of global climate change due to its widespread role in forest destruction.

Nuclear expert warns of safety flaws in Areva’s reactor designNuclear expert warns of safety flaws in Areva’s reactor design

20 November 2009

An independent expert, commissioned by Greenpeace, has concluded that two nuclear reactors, currently under construction in Finland and France, suffer from serious safety flaws. The EPR (European Pressurised Reactor) design, which is supplied by the French company AREVA, fails to adequately separate different reactor control systems. Greenpeace is calling on the Finnish and French governments to immediately halt work at the EPR construction sites in Olkiluoto and Flamanville.

Indonesia suspends climate polluters’ licence to destroy rainforest - Greenpeace calls on Indonesian President Yudhoyono to end deforestation

19 November 2009

Greenpeace welcomed today’s decision by Indonesia’s Forest Minister, Mr. Zulkifli Hasan, to temporarily stop paper giant Asia Pacific Resources International Holding Limited (APRIL) from destroying the carbon-rich forest peatlands of Indonesia’s Kampar Peninsula, Sumatra, pending a review of the company’s permits.

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