All articles by Nick Young
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Rena ghost birds remind of oil exploration peril
That kororā was one of many - an estimated 20,000 birds were killed by the oil spill - but it and a came to symbolise the desperate plight that all faced as the oil washed ashore and through their habitat.
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Is solar worth the investment in New Zealand?
We know that globally, the use of fossil fuels for energy has to come to a rapid end if we are to avoid the worst impacts of the climate crisis.…
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Luxon’s threat to restart oil exploration would be a disaster for the climate and the ocean
The hard-won ban on oil and gas exploration is something New Zealanders are proud of. Thousands of people fought long and hard to achieve it. They won't let it be overturned without a fight.
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Race to Busan: The last stretch for the global plastics treaty 🏁
The fifth and final round of Plastics Treaty talks pick back up in November and it’s going to be down to the wire.
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Seabed mining in Aotearoa and beyond
Seabed mining in Aotearoa could be a fast track to deep sea mining in the Pacific.
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Greenpeace launches Arctic expedition to study vulnerable marine mammals in targeted deep sea mining area
Bergen, Norway – As the Norwegian government is moving forward with the opening of Arctic waters to deep sea mining exploration, Greenpeace Nordic and Greenpeace Germany set sail with a…
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Calls for a moratorium on deep sea mining intensify following discovery of dark oxygen production at 5000m depths
Negotiations on whether to allow deep sea mining to go ahead at the International Seabed Authority (ISA), have been rocked by the publication of a groundbreaking study that reveals that the polymetallic…
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Dark oxygen discovered in the deep sea spells trouble for seabed mining industry
Scientists have found a source of ‘dark oxygen’ 4,000 meters below the surface of the Pacific in the target zone for deep sea mining. The discovery could have far-reaching implications for science and the wannabe deep sea mining industry.
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Greenpeace LIVE: Why we have to stop bottom trawling
In episode 3 of Greenpeace Live, we speak with a panel of three amazing guests who are protecting the oceans and vulnerable marine ecosystems. Karli Thomas from Deep Sea Conservation Coalition, marine scientist Kat Goddard, and keen fisher, environmentalist and presenter Mandy Kupenga (Get Your Fish On) will speak with Greenpeace campaigner Ellie Hooper on…
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Plastic Free July: A billion single-use plastic bottles fill Eden Park
This CGI video released for Plastic Free July shows what the 1 billion plastic bottles sold every year in Aotearoa would look like if it was poured into Eden Park Stadium.