All articles by Nick Young
-
42 groups and respected experts call on PM to back a ‘Peoples’ Vaccine’
42 different groups and noted experts, including Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand, NZ Council of Trade Unions, the New Zealand Public Service Association, Greenpeace Aotearoa and Médecins Sans Frontières New…
-
Looking back on 2020 and forward to 2021
As we approach the end of a very challenging year, we look to the the future with a new understanding of our connectedness, and the importance of working together to take care of our shared home and each other.
-
Tropical Cyclone Yasa’s climate-charged 345 km/h winds cut a path of destruction through Fiji’s two major islands
Tropical Cyclone Yasa struck with wind gusts up to 345 km/h overnight as it tore through Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, destroying homes and schools and forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents.
-
VIDEO: The story of a spoon, an epic origin story
Going back to normal is not an option. "Normal" was a crisis. The past (and present) was not only unjust and inequitable, it was unstable. Now that we have the opportunity, we must reimagine the systems our country is built on from the ground up.
-
8 reasons why we need to phase out the fossil fuel industry as we build back better
Fossil fuel corporations are profiting from the continued consumption of coal, oil and gas, which are driving global warming to dangerous levels, but the industry’s bad behavior doesn’t stop with greenhouse gas emissions.
-
Greenpeace welcomes Greens’ transport policy, calls for climate to be bottom line
Greenpeace has welcomed the Green Party’s transport policy announced today, but is seeking assurances that the Greens will make clean transport a bottom line in any potential coalition agreement.
-
Amazon, Bolsonaro, Cattle: the ABC’s of Destruction
In spite of a declared fire ban and the presence of the army, the number of fire hotspots recorded in August are likely to be even higher than last year. Fires in the Amazon rainforest are not natural. They are deliberately set by land-grabbers and ranchers to expand the land used for cattle grazing and…
-
New images of illegal fires in the Amazon show destruction advances
Greenpeace Brazil has captured new photos of fires devastating the Amazon during a flyover carried out between 16 to 21 August 2020. The images show widespread destruction across…
-
Where did 5,500 tonnes of discarded face masks end up?
It’s been over six months since COVID-19 swept across and ravaged the world, and in an effort to contain this unprecedented outbreak, face masks have become a necessity. However, an…
-
Greenpeace response to Govt’s plastic plan announcement
Greenpeace is welcoming the Government’s announcement today of a plan to phase out more single-use plastics, but is calling for the ban to cover a wider range of products, including…