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How the Japan ‘research’ whaling programme could be ended through the Japanese government current review of expenditure

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:10:47 GMT

The new Japanese Prime Minister has instituted a review of government spending. The review is being driven from the top by Prime Minister Hatoyama, and the Administrative Reform Minister, Yoshito Sengoku, has already indicated in media reports that its scope will be wide-ranging. It presents a significant face-saving opportunity for the new administration to cut the lethal whaling programme. The industry already runs at a loss, and its losses are set to increase despite receiving 795 million yen ($8.8 million US dollars) in government subsidies this year alone.

Greenpeace sends President Obama an urgent call to action from heart of South East Asia's rainforests

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

As Barack Obama arrives in Asia for his first visit to the region as President and while the United States continues to block progress ahead of the critical UN climate negotiations at Copenhagen next month, a 50-strong international team of Greenpeace activists issued him an urgent call to action from the heart of Indonesia’s threatened rainforests.

Ecological-farming

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Greenpeace today released 'Agriculture at a Crossroads: Food for Survival', highlighting the ongoing food and climate crises and calling for a new ecological approach to agriculture.

Agriculture at a Crossroads: Food for Survival

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Climate change, hunger and poverty, loss of biodiversity, forest destruction, water crises, food safety – what all these threats have in common is that a principal cause for each of them is in the way we produce, trade, consume and discard food and other agricultural products. However, agriculture is not high on the agenda of media, politicians, financial institutions or many environmental organisations. Yet, none of the major global challenges ahead of us will be met without profound and lasting changes of today’s dominant agricultural practices and food policies.

Greenpeace responds to the International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook 2009

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:13:33 GMT

Greenpeace welcomes the International Energy Agency’s call for action to make the upcoming climate conference in Copenhagen a success - and its warning that delaying climate actions will cost $500 billion US dollars every year - following today’s publication of its World Energy Outlook 2009.

Nuclear Power: an obstacle to rapid development

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

This briefing details why nuclear power is neither a necessary nor a beneficial part of a sustainable energy strategy for countries experiencing rapid industrialisation.

National Forest Fund Approaches

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:20:47 GMT

It is well accepted that reducing deforestation is one of the most cost-effective ways of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. A key challenge for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) is determining the finance mechanism at national level that is efficient, effective and equitable. As high annual rates of tropical deforestation continue, it is proposed that country-level quick-sart ‘Fund’ approaches are the best way forward for rapid financing of REDD and tropical forest protection.

Greenpeace maps out new vision for Mediterranean protection

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:14:00 GMT

Greenpeace today outlined its vision to protect the entire Mediterranean ecosystem and safeguard the future for key species such as bluefin tuna.

Greenpeace tackles climate change at frontline of Indonesian rainforest destruction

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

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.

Keeping Kyoto

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:49:47 GMT

Why international rules are important for stopping climate change. Assessing proposals by the US and Australia, ahead of the Copenhagen Climate Summit

Greenpeace expectations for barcelona climate talks

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:36:43 GMT

What can we expect the climate talks in Barcelona to come up with this week?

Atlantic bluefin tuna trade ban supported by fishery's scientists

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:22:07 GMT

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.

HFCs: A growing threat to the climate

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:17:20 GMT

The worst greenhouse gases you've never heard of...

Mediterranean Marine Governance

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A vision for a sustainable future

Poisoning the Pearl

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:16:37 GMT

An investigation into industrial water pollution in the Pearl River Delta

IT not yet cool enough to help reduce global warming

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:28:19 GMT

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.

Hazardous Chemical Pollution of the Pearl River

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Investigation of chemicals discharged with wastewaters from five industrial facilities in China, 2009

Indonesia's Rainforests and Climate Change

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:11:28 GMT

Destruction and degradation of forests drives climate change in two ways. First, the clearing and burning of forests releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and second, the area of forest that absorbs carbon dioxide is reduced. Their role in regulating the climate is so crucial that if we destroy the last tropical forests, we will likely lose the battle against climate change.

Greenpeace statement on MEF London meeting:

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:33:06 GMT

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.

Multi-group Letter on Offsets Provisions in the ACES Draft

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:00:22 GMT