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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

Greenpeace blockades Australian coal-fired power station

Greenpeace activists, including an ex-miner from the Hunter Valley, blockaded Australia's most polluting coal-fired power station to call for an Energy [R]evolution. Entering the plant in the early hours of the morning, 16 activists were able to lock themselves to the conveyors that distribute the coal.

Company scores plummet in Greener Electronics Guide

With expanded and tougher criteria on toxic chemicals, electronic waste and new criteria on climate change only Sony and Sony Ericsson score more than 5/10 in our latest Guide to Greener Electronics. Nintendo and Microsoft remain rooted to the bottom of the Guide.

Landmark Amazon soya moratorium extended

The announcement from soya traders in Brazil to extend a moratorium on soya expansion, provides hope for the Amazon rainforest. We're not out of the woods yet, but this decision and the history of campaigning which got us here should be celebrated and built upon to protect all ancient forests for the future.