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Greenpeace Africa is at COP31, the UN Climate Change Conference in Antalya, Türkiye. It’s the “implementation COP”, and we’re here to make sure the promises are funded through grants, built around local needs, and delivered to frontline communities.
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Day Four: Parties haggling over what should be included in the cover decision for COP 31, as African leaders continue to call for climate finance commitments
The fourth day at COP 31 saw the start of a cover decision addressing the pressing issues in the negotiations. First, that global temperatures are likely to overshoot the 1.5 threshold; second, that we need to transition away from fossil fuels to avert the climate crisis; third, that climate finance, adaptation, loss and damage, and…
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Greenpeace unveils giant Trojan Horse at COP31 to expose fossil fuel industry’s plastic expansion
Greenpeace International today launched a giant Trojan Horse in Konyaalti Municipality in central Antalya during the UN climate conference COP31, exposing how the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries are using plastic production to prolong dependence on oil and gas and protect their profits.
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Day Three: COP 31 Leaders Summit begins, Africa calls for grants, not debt. Others demand end fossil fuels and fund just transition, while electrification pledge gains momentum
On the third day of COP 31, the Turkish government announced that a total of 102 leaders representing 95 countries and seven international organisations are expected to attend the UN’s COP31 Climate Change Conference in Türkiye, with participation from six continents.
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Protect world’s largest Forest Reserve
World’s largest Forest Reserve threatened by mining, logging, oil and gas. Let’s change that.
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End the plastic pollution crisis in South Africa
Add your name now to demand that South Africa implement a total ban on unnecessary single-use plastic and invest in refill-and-reuse systems.
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Legal poison! Ban toxic pesticides across Africa. Now.
Add your voice now, demand that African leaders ban the production, trade, and use of toxic pesticides across the continent.
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Support landmark change to African law across the continent
This is your moment to be part of history. Let’s tell the African Court to put climate justice into law.
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Seed is sovereign
Kenyan government: scrap law that JAILS Kenyan farmers for sharing indigenous seeds
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Stop the industrial plunder of West Africa
The industrial fishing lobby is powerful, and West Africa’s fishing communities can’t fight this battle alone.
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Time to Resist
Billionaires like Elon Musk were born in Africa but now use their power to infiltrate global politics, destroy the world and hurt the poorest in society.
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Wellbeing for All
The richest 1% have captured twice as much wealth as the 99% of the world’s population, between 2020 and 2023. The Finance Bill in Kenya would have ONLY managed to collect 2.68 billion dollars from the average person. While 480 BILLION DOLLARS are lost to tax abuse by billionaires and multinationals (including big oil corporations).
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Stop the attack on Kenya’s forests now!
Iconic Kenyan forests making up almost 10 times the size of Nairobi are under threat.
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Stop Ghana From Becoming Europe’s Textile Waste Dumpsite
Enough is enough! Instead of importing the Global North’s fast-fashion waste problem let’s put African solutions first. Will you sign the petition now?