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Refill, Reuse, Resist: Senegal moves to end the era of single-use plastics
In a decisive step towards environmental justice, Senegalese Civil Society actors convened for a two-day workshop in Dakar to build a united front against single-use plastics, with a particular focus on the country’s growing crisis of plastic water sachets.
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AMCEN: Greenpeace Africa welcomes unified stance but cautions against false climate solutions
As the 20th African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) concludes today in Nairobi, Greenpeace Africa acknowledges the collective resolve to address the continent's most pressing environmental challenges in the Tripoli Declaration while calling on African environment ministers to strengthen their commitments on critical environmental issues.
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G20 signals support for fairer global tax rules but comes up short on taxing the super-rich
Commenting on the outcome of the G20 3rd Finance Ministers and Central Bank Ministerial Meeting, Greenpeace welcomed the G20 ministers’ support for international tax negotiations at the United Nations.
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Greenpeace: Ramaphosa, G20 must end financial apartheid with tax on super-rich
Greenpeace Africa has demanded G20 host and South African President Ramaphosa push ahead on accelerating efforts to impose a wealth tax on the world’s billionaires and to support the UN Tax Convention for new and fair global tax rules.
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AMCEN 20: Ministers must deliver bold action on plastics, climate justice and forest protection
As the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) convenes in Nairobi, Greenpeace Africa calls on the continent's environmental ministers to demonstrate bold leadership on critical environmental challenges facing the continent and the world.
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Greenpeace Africa calls for strong global leadership from BRICS in pushing climate action and nature protection
As BRICS leaders gather in Brazil, African civil society voices—led by Greenpeace Africa—are urging the bloc to move beyond symbolism and deliver bold, people-centered action for climate justice, ecological protection, and equitable development.
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Giant baby Musk float in march for tax justice at UN summit in Sevilla: ‘Make rich polluters pay’
Greenpeace activists joined a civil society march today for Global Economic Justice, with a giant float of a baby Elon Musk holding a chainsaw threatening planet Earth.
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Lagos plastics ban is a bold step forward, not a threat to industry
Greenpeace Africa and the Nigeria Climate Justice Movement respond to MAN’s opposition
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8 in 10 people support taxing oil and gas corporations to pay for climate damages, global survey finds
A vast majority of people believe governments must tax oil, gas and coal corporations for climate-related loss and damage, and that their government is not doing enough to counter the political influence of super rich individuals and polluting industries.
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“We’re Not Just Marching – We’re Building the Future”: Joburg Youth Lead the Charge for Green Jobs This Youth Day
Hundreds of young people flooded the streets of Johannesburg in a powerful call for economic justice through climate action.
