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Strong Treaty Now! Civil Society Rallies Ahead of Final Plastics Treaty Talks in Geneva
On the day the final round of negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty starts, hundreds of citizens and civil society organisations from across the world gathered at Place des Nations in Geneva to demand an ambitious and legally binding treaty that puts people and the planet before polluters.
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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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Highest court puts polluters on notice: a historic standard for climate justice
Yesterday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered a decision that will be remembered as a turning point in the global fight for climate justice.
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Until the lion learns to write: Trump’s summit and the making of another African “deal”
Until the lion learns to write, every story will glorify the hunter. For centuries, Africa has been acted upon, extracted from, spoken for, and defined by the ambitions of others.
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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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Africa deserves a future free from fossil fuel bullying and legal intimidation
In the wake of the jury verdict in a North Dakota court in the SLAPP suit filed by fossil fuel pipeline company Energy Transfer against Greenpeace International and Greenpeace entities in the US, the African Energy Chamber (AEC) has issued statements laced with vindictive triumphalism and misinformation.
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Deep-Sea Mining: Africa cannot stay still
In the face of such a risk, Africa cannot remain a passive observer. The continent must take a clear stand against this new frontier of extractivism and raise its voice in international negotiations.
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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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Peace without justice? The U.S.-DRC-Rwanda deal and Africa’s fight for sovereignty
In June, the United States brokered what appeared to be a diplomatic breakthrough: a peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda.
