http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases en-gb http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/united-nations-opinion The Japanese government breached a series of internationally guaranteed human rights by detaining two Greenpeace activists who had uncovered major corruption in the Japanese whaling programme, according to a working group of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/united-nations-opinion http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-smart-grids-cl There's no need to worry that renewable energy can't keep the lights on, concludes a new study by Greenpeace and the European Renewable Energy Council (EREC). Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-smart-grids-cl http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/governments-challenged-to-deli Fifty-five governments have submitted pledges to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to cut and limit their greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, as part of the Copenhagen Accord. In doing so, they have accepted the Accord's objective of avoiding dangerous climate change by keeping global warming below 2 degrees C. Greenpeace calls on the 55 governments to take on tougher new emissions targets or face charges that they are ‘greenwashing’ their plans. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:44:37 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/governments-challenged-to-deli http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/copenhagen-accord-recycles With the passing of the Copenhagen Accord's 31 January deadline for its supporters to submit their pledges to curb greenhouse gas emissions, the absence of strengthened commitments has failed to meet the Accord's stated objective of taking action to limit global warming to under 2 degrees C (3.6 degrees F), a critical threshold for avoiding the worst impacts of climate change. Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:18:10 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/copenhagen-accord-recycles http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/BASIC-meeting-new-delhi Environment Ministers from the 'BASIC' group of the world's main emerging economies - Brazil, China, India and South Africa - meet in New Delhi, India, on Sunday 24 January to discuss their joint strategy for the UN climate negotiations. Their session will be the first multilateral meeting following the failure of last month's climate summit in Copenhagen. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:31:52 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/BASIC-meeting-new-delhi http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/tokyo-two-witnesses-accepted The prospect of putting the Japanese whaling programme on trial and defending the principle of peaceful civil disobedience moved a step closer today. Following repeated denials of key defence evidence, the legal team for the Tokyo Two were today surprised and pleased to win the inclusion of all key witnesses. Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/tokyo-two-witnesses-accepted http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-s-electronics-guide As technology companies jostle for attention at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Greenpeace's newest edition of the Guide to Greener Electronics cuts through the greenwash. Apple, Sony Ericsson and Nokia lead the way for product ranges free of the worst hazardous substances with HP following their lead. Yesterday, HP added to its portfolio of products completely free of PVC vinyl plastic and brominated flame retardants (BFRs), releasing a desktop PC and a notebook series. Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:12:21 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-s-electronics-guide http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/peaceful-greenpeace-climate-pr Danish police today released from custody four Greenpeace climate protesters who have endured 20 days of pre-trial detention in Copenhagen prison following a harmless peaceful protest staged on the evening of 17 December. Their release comes a day in advance of their detention being reviewed by a Danish judge. The four activists still face trial in the Danish courts, and possible prison sentences. Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/peaceful-greenpeace-climate-pr http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/climate-heroes-imprisoned-over-xmas Four Greenpeace climate activists will spend Christmas and New Year in Copenhagen prison after the High Court there this afternoon rejected appeals to release them from Danish police custody. The four Climate Heroes from the Netherlands, Norway, Spain and Switzerland were arrested following a protest staged during last Thursday's State Banquet hosted by Queen Margrethe II for world leaders attending the Copenhagen climate summit. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:02:21 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/climate-heroes-imprisoned-over-xmas http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/commenting-on-the-latest-devel "The city of Copenhagen is a climate crime scene tonight, with the guilty men and women fleeing to the airport in shame. World leaders had a once in a generation chance to change the world for good, to avert catastrophic climate change. In the end they produced a poor deal full of loopholes big enough to fly Air Force One through. Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:38:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/commenting-on-the-latest-devel http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/copenhagen-climate-summit-come Greenpeace strongly condemned the arrogance of the heads of state from the world’s most powerful countries for presenting a ‘take it or leave’ deal to the Copenhagen Climate Summit. Whilst en route to the airport they claimed the deal was done, it was not. All they left was chaos and confusion in their wake. Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/copenhagen-climate-summit-come http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/comment-copenhagen-negotiati World leaders are meeting on this morning to hammer out a declaration in the dying hours of the Copenhagen climate conference. On the table at the moment is a figure on the need for long-term funding for climate action in developing countries, but no clarity on who will provide the money and where it would come from. Leaders have also apparently agreed on short-term (fast-track) finance for the developing world. But heads of state and government have so far failed to agree on the crucial issues of emission reduction targets and how to verify these cuts. Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:31:19 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/comment-copenhagen-negotiati http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-calls-on-eu-to-comm In the last hours of the Copenhagen climate summit where industrialised and developing countries are negotiating a global agreement, the EU has been remarkable only for its silence, said Greenpeace today. A number of major EU leaders have been meeting behind closed doors today to try and finally break the deadlock. Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-calls-on-eu-to-comm http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-head-of-state-del As the Copenhagen Climate Summit reaches its penultimate night, Greenpeace activists joined Heads of State from over 120 countries on their way to dinner with the queen at the Danish Parliament. In a 3 vehicle convoy, just in front of Hilary Clinton, a Greenpeace ‘Head of State’ and his ‘wife’ stepped out onto the red carpet - there to represent the demand of millions of people around the world who want a fair, ambitions and legally binding treaty to avert climate catastrophe. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-head-of-state-del http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/climate-victims-fight-back The Czech Ministry of Environment publicly confirmed today that it has received a request from the Federated States of Micronesia for a transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of its biggest coal-fired power plant, Prunerov (1). This is the first time that current or future climate victims could legally influence a foreign industry by arguing that it endangers them due to greenhouse gas emissions. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/climate-victims-fight-back http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/four-horsemen-of-the-apocalypse-141209 As the Copenhagen climate summit entered its final week, with no less than 120 Heads of State participating, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse today descended on Copenhagen to remind them of what is at stake if they fail to take urgent action and agree a fair, ambitious and legally binding deal to avert a climate catastrophe in comings days. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/four-horsemen-of-the-apocalypse-141209 http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/civil-society-demands-a-real-d Half-way through the critical UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen -- where delegates and world leaders are negotiating the future of the planet -- more than 500 civil society groups supported the ‘Real Deal Global Day of Action’ event (1) demanding a fair, ambitious and legally binding treaty to avert catastrophic climate change. Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/civil-society-demands-a-real-d http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/new-japanese-foreign-minister In its first public statement on whaling policy, the recently elected Democratic Party of Japan has drawn criticism from Greenpeace, after new Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada yesterday announced that there will be no immediate review, nor likely reduction in support for its so-called "scientific" whaling programme. Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/new-japanese-foreign-minister http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/president-obama-must-earn-nobel Greenpeace today congratulated US President Barack Obama on winning the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize and urged him to use the award's prestige to help secure an ambitious, fair, and legally binding treaty at the UN Climate Summit when he travels to Copenhagen next week. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/president-obama-must-earn-nobel http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/tcktcktck-delivers-the-hopes-o A staggering 10 million people – and growing – have united in a call for a fair, ambitious and binding climate treaty [1] to be signed by world leaders at the Copenhagen climate negotiations which open today. Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/tcktcktck-delivers-the-hopes-o