Posts by Nick Young
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A new International Executive Director takes the Greenpeace helm
I first volunteered for Greenpeace in 1992. A young, frustrated and impatient activist, I was inspired by Greenpeace’s ability to speak truth to power. 1992 was also the year that…
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Airlines are being hit by anti-greenwashing litigation – here’s what makes them perfect targets
A wave of anti-“greenwashing” litigation is seeking to hold major players in the aviation industry to account for sensational claims of being sustainable, low-carbon or contributing to net zero.
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New research shows New Zealanders are hesitant to speak up for nature
A recent study reveals more New Zealanders are worried about nature than we realise, yet feel alone in their concerns and are afraid to speak up.
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Looking back on the Arctic 30 after 10 years
Ten years ago today a group of activists from Greenpeace ship the Arctic Sunrise climbed Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom’s Prirazlomnaya drilling platform in a peaceful protest.
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Carbon markets are a threat to the Amazon
The Amazon rainforest needs real protection from the enormous threats it faces. The standing forest, Indigenous Peoples, and traditional communities in the region are beset by challenges such as the…
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Critics of ‘degrowth’ economics say it’s unworkable – but from an ecologist’s perspective, it’s inevitable
Many economists criticising the developing degrowth movement fail to appreciate this critical point of Earth’s biophysical limits. Ecologists on the other hand see the human economy as a subset of the biosphere.
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Montana kids win historic climate lawsuit – here’s why it could set a powerful precedent
Sixteen young Montanans who sued their state over climate change emerged victorious on Aug. 14, 2023, from a first-of-its-kind climate trial.
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Creating ‘sponge cities’ to cope with more rainfall needn’t cost billions – but NZ has to start now
Tune into news from about any part of the planet, and there will likely be a headline about extreme weather. While these stories will be specific to the location, they…
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Damning new Hauraki Gulf report underlines need to ban bottom trawling in Tīkapa Moana
Greenpeace is renewing its call for a ban on bottom trawling in the Hauraki Gulf following findings released last night in the 2023 State of our Gulf report, saying that…
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Greenpeace rebrands MPI building as ‘Ministry for Destructive Fishing’
Greenpeace activists have hung a net full of ‘bycatch’ outside the Ministry for Primary Industries building in Auckland this morning, rebranding the government department ‘The Ministry for Destructive Fishing’.