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Greenpeace activists take part in the global day of action on climate change outside the proposed coal burning power station Marsden B at Ruakaka, Northland.

Greenpeace activists take part in the global day of action on climate change outside the proposed coal burning power station Marsden B at Ruakaka, Northland.

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Climate change is real. We're seeing the effects all around us – polar ice melting, sea level rising and extreme weather events.

If we want to reduce the impact of climate change and have reliable energy sources, we must make changes, at a government and individual level.

Solutions to climate change and energy crises already exist - clean energy, energy efficiency and new environmentally sound technologies.


Greenpeace New Zealand’s work to stop climate change and provide New Zealand with reliable energy includes:

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The latest climate campaign news

Polar bear rely on sea ice for hunting. In a 3°C world, the sea ice will disappear completely in summer, and will be present only in a few places in winter. Polar bears are far from the only ones with a lot to lose from climate change. magnify image

No Scandal behind these gates

Since December there has been a glut of stories challenging the science of climate change as represented by the IPCC. Should we be concerned? Only about climate change.

Delegation from Earth about to be evicted from Danish Queen's dinner party with 100 heads of state at Copenhagen climate summit. magnify image

Real leaders face Christmas jail time while polticians flee climate crime scene

Four of our activists face the prospect of Christmas in jail this year over charges relating to our crashing of the Head of State dinner at the Copenhagen climate summit, while the leaders who did practically nothing about the greatest threat to our planet got away scott free.

The Little Mermaid laments the COP15 outcome. Members of the tcktcktck coalition of more than 15 million people today called "Climate shame" on heads of state in Copenhagen magnify image

Copenhagen a cop-out

Two years has 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 only be described as the 24 hour Head of State tourist brochure of Copenhagen instead of a climate treaty.

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