A l´occasion du discours du Premier ministre Jean-Claude Juncker sur l´état de la nation le 21 avril 2009, des militants de Greenpeace ont organisé une manifestation devant et dans la Chambre des Députés pour une réforme de la politique économique qui donnerait la priorité à la protection du climat.
Le maïs transgénique MON810 de Monsanto interdit au Luxembourg!
Lors de la Journée «Luxembourg et Grande Région sans OGM» à Luxembourg, le ministre de la Santé, Mars DI BARTOLOMEO a annoncé, que le Luxembourg interdit le maïs transgénique MON810 de Monsanto
This morning, fifty Greenpeace activists took action to prevent the destruction of Indonesia's rainforests and called on world leaders to end global deforestation, which is responsible for about a fifth of all greenhouse gas emissions (1). The call came as negotiators meet in Barcelona, Spain for the final round of talks before December's critical UN climate summit in Copenhagen.
Atlantic bluefin tuna meets the criteria for a ban on international trade, according to global scientists of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT). This official assessment of bluefin's extreme stock decline has been welcomed by major environment groups WWF and Greenpeace.
With the crucial Copenhagen Climate summit approaching rapidly, IT heavyweights such as Google, Microsoft and IBM are still hesitating to speak up on the urgent need for emissions reductions, reveals the latest Greenpeace Cool IT leaderboard.
The MEF failed to provide the necessary breakthrough to ensure a strong deal in Copenhagen, Greenpeace says, the significance of which was downplayed by the US.
The European Union needs to stand firm and reject US efforts to weaken a climate deal in Copenhagen, said Greenpeace, as the world’s largest emitters gather in London for the US-led Major Economies Forum (MEF) beginning Sunday. (1)
As the climate talks in Bangkok today limped to a close, Greenpeace called on the leaders of the rich world to take the political decisions that will save the climate.
“We hope that this award will give President Barack Obama the courage of his convictions on climate change, that it will spur him to take personal leadership on climate change to avert climate catastrophe.
UN climate talks in Bangkok today limp into their second week with little prospect of reaching a climate saving deal in Copenhagen later this year without serious action from the rich countries. Meanwhile, Greenpeace activists have taken action against unconstrained fossil fuel developments and are calling on world leaders to take charge and save the climate.
