http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases en-gb http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-maps-out-new-vision Greenpeace today outlined its vision to protect the entire Mediterranean ecosystem and safeguard the future for key species such as bluefin tuna. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:14:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-maps-out-new-vision http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-tackles-climate-cha-2 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. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-tackles-climate-cha-2 http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/atlantic-bluefin-tuna-trade-ba 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. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:22:07 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/atlantic-bluefin-tuna-trade-ba http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/it-not-yet-cool-enough-to-help 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. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:28:19 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/it-not-yet-cool-enough-to-help http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-statement-on-mef-lo 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. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:33:06 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-statement-on-mef-lo http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/eu-must-not-bow-to-us-pressure 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) Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:44:45 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/eu-must-not-bow-to-us-pressure http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/obama-brown-merkel-and-sark 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. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:29:22 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/obama-brown-merkel-and-sark http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-calls-for-arrest-of Greenpeace today called for the arrest of the captain of the Japanese ship Koyu Maru 3, which was caught fishing illegally in the Cook Islands. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-calls-for-arrest-of http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-response-to-preside “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. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-response-to-preside http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/as-un-climate-talks-in-bangkok 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. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:36:38 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/as-un-climate-talks-in-bangkok http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-launches-supreme-co Greenpeace is taking whaling all the way to Japan’s Supreme Court today, following a decision by the Sendai High Court to reject an appeal for the disclosure of key evidence in the trial of activists Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:23:42 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-launches-supreme-co http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/cattle-industry-giants-unite-i In a major step forward for climate protection, today four of the largest players in the global cattle industry -- JBS-Friboi, Bertin, Minerva and Marfrig – joined forces to ban the purchase of cattle from newly deforested areas of the Brazilian Amazon from their supply chains, backing Greenpeace’s call for zero deforestation in the rainforest. (1) Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/cattle-industry-giants-unite-i http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-activists-removed-f After spending the night in sub zero temperatures the Greenpeace activists blocking the loading of a coal transport ship, in Svalbard, have been removed by local authorities. Sat, 03 Oct 2009 11:31:21 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-activists-removed-f http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-calls-on-obama-copenhagen As Presidents Obama, Lula and Zapatero and Prime Minister Hatoyama arrived in Copenhagen today to lobby the Olympic Congress for their respective countries to host the 2016 Games, Greenpeace hung a banner from the St Nicholas Church Tower reading 'Right city, wrong date' as a reminder that their presence is required again in December. The tower overlooks the church square where Obama will later meet the Danish Prime Minister and Royal Family. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:54:08 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-calls-on-obama-copenhagen http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/world-leaders-block-shipment-o Barack Obama, Angela Merkel and other world leaders today finally took action on climate change by preventing a shipment of coal from being loaded onto a transport ship from a mine in Svalbard, 1400 km from the North Pole. The activist heads of state unfurled a banner reading ‘Coal-fired Arctic meltdown’. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:27:02 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/world-leaders-block-shipment-o http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-calls-on-obama-to-a As Presidents Obama, Lula and Zapatero and Prime Minister Hatoyama arrived in Copenhagen today to lobby the Olympic Congress for their respective countries to host the 2016 Games, Greenpeace hung a banner from the St Nicholas Church Tower reading 'Right city, wrong date' as a reminder that their presence is required again in December. The tower overlooks the church square where Obama will later meet the Danish Prime Minister and Royal Family. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-calls-on-obama-to-a http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/new-evidence-of-threats-to-pac New evidence to show the urgent need for marine reserves in the Pacific, as part of a global network of protection, was today presented by Greenpeace to the officials who can make or break the future of tuna in the Pacific. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:49:26 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/new-evidence-of-threats-to-pac http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/us-corporate-polluters-should In the face of another flawed climate bill, President Obama must step up, take leadership to create a strong international climate treaty in Copenhagen, Greenpeace said today. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/us-corporate-polluters-should http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-calls-for-closure-o-2 Greenpeace activists from Canada, France, Germany and Brazil today occupied two conveyor belts used to transfer bitumen from an open pit mine to a processing plant owned by Canadian oil giant Suncor, demanding the closure of the tar sands. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-calls-for-closure-o-2 http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/70-days-to-copenhagen-time-is After a disastrous week for the climate in New York and Pittsburgh, five Thai children today made a direct appeal for their future to Yvo de Boers, the UN’s top climate official, at the start of the latest round of climate negotiations in Bangkok. They handed the UN little elephant ‘piggy banks’ containing “small change for the climate”(1). Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/70-days-to-copenhagen-time-is