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Greenpeace Africa Calls for Real Climate Solutions Over Dubious Carbon Markets Scheme
Azerbaijan, November 14 2024 – As COP29 discussions continue in Baku, Greenpeace Africa strongly opposes the push for unreliable market-based mechanisms as a solution to the climate crisis, warning that they undermine real climate action to address the growing crisis facing African communities.
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As COP29 Opens in Baku, Azerbaijan, World Leaders Should Deliver on Climate Finance for African Communities
Baku, Azerbaijan - As COP29 opens in Baku, Greenpeace Africa calls on world leaders to deliver ambitious climate finance to African nations bearing the brunt of the climate crisis.
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DRC: Greenpeace Africa Supports The Decision To Cancel The Auction Of 27 Oil Blocks And Calls On The Congolese Government To Fully Stop his Process.
Kinshasa, October 16, 2024 – Greenpeace Africa welcomes the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government’s decision to halt the bidding process for 27 oil blocks. This move is a crucial…
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Greenpeace Africa Participates in the 5th Environmental Protection Dialogue (EPD2024) in Lusaka, Zambia
Lusaka – October 15, 2024 – Greenpeace Africa enthusiastically participated in the 5th Environmental Protection Dialogue (EPD), which took place from October 9 to 11, 2024, at the Mulungushi International…
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Greenpeace Africa Calls Out Unilever for Plastic Pollution: Protest at Durban HQ
Durban, October 15, 2024— Greenpeace Africa activists and concerned community members gathered at Unilever's headquarters in Durban to protest the multinational corporation's contribution to plastic pollution across Africa.
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Kenya: Greenpeace Africa commends the government decision to join the High Ambition Coalition to end plastic pollution
Nairobi 26/09/2024/ Kenya has officially joined the High Ambition Coalition aimed at eliminating plastics pollution, which now comprises 67 nations dedicated to establishing a robust international legally binding instrument based on a comprehensive and circular approach that mandates urgent actions and effective measures throughout the entire lifecycle of plastics.
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COP29: The Finance COP Must Deliver for Africa – A Call to Action for African Negotiators
As COP29 approaches in Azerbaijan, African negotiators have been urged to seize the moment to secure equitable climate finance for the continent. Greenpeace Africa and climate justice movements have presented a document to the African Group of Negotiators (AGN) demanding a push for an ambitious, needs-based climate finance framework.
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COP29: The Finance COP Must Deliver for Africa – A Call to Action for African Negotiators
Nairobi, Kenya, 19 September – As COP29 approaches in Azerbaijan, African negotiators have been urged to seize the moment to secure equitable climate finance for the continent.
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FAST FASHION, SLOW POISON: NEW REPORT EXPOSES TOXIC IMPACT OF GLOBAL TEXTILE WASTE IN GHANA
The report, titled “Fast Fashion, Slow Poison: The Toxic Textile Crisis in Ghana,” exposes the devastating impact of discarded clothing from the Global North, much of it fast fashion, on the environment, communities, and ecosystems in Ghana.
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Greenpeace Africa Welcomes Outcomes from AMCEN 2024: Calls for Urgent Action on Climate Finance and Plastic Reduction
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, September 7, 2024 — As the 10th Special Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) concludes, Greenpeace Africa commends African ministers for their leadership in tackling some of the continent’s most critical environmental issues—climate change, plastic pollution, and biodiversity loss.
