All articles by Russel Norman
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Luxon’s bonfire of natural capital leaves New Zealand poorer
Ahead of Luxon's state of the nation speech, Greenpeace says Govt plan to burn natural capital in bid for short-term GDP growth will leave us poorer.
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Greenpeace gives Christopher Luxon an F for first year in Govt waging War on Nature
On the one-year anniversary of the current government being sworn in, Greenpeace is giving them a fail for its performance due to what has become known as Christopher Luxon’s War on Nature.
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One Year of Luxon’s War on Nature
There is a three-headed monster hunkered down in the Beehive. It squats on a huge pile of campaign donation gold collected from multinational corporations desperate to mine and destroy the forests, rivers, and mountains of Aotearoa.
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Here’s why Greenpeace will join the Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti
We all have a responsibility to defend Te Tiriti and protecting Te Tiriti is also entwined with the Greenpeace mission to protect nature and peace. That’s why we’ll be attending and supporting the nationwide hīkoi next week to protest the Treaty Principles Bill.
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New UN climate report highlights climate extremism of Luxon Government
The latest UNEP Emissions Gap Report has warned that if countries do not commit to rapid action to cut rising climate pollution emissions, the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global…
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Fast Track Bill even worse after select committee and confirms Luxon engaged in War on Nature
Greenpeace says the Luxon Government’s fast track bill is one of the most damaging pieces of legislation in living memory, and the changes announced today in the select committee report-back…
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International Energy Agency report damning for Luxon’s plan to repeal oil and gas exploration ban
As floods, fires and storms ravage the world, and climate scientists run out of adjectives to describe how urgent the situation is, we have Christopher Luxon’s Government forging ahead with reckless plans to search for new oil and gas, dig up more coal and shelve every initiative to reduce emissions that they can.
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Oral submission on Crown Minerals Amendment Bill
Russel Norman delivers the Greenpeace Aotearoa submission on the Crown Minerals Amendment Bill
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Submission on the Crown Minerals Amendment Bill 2024
This egregious bill attempts to deepen the country’s dependence on fossil fuels. It removes the ban on new offshore oil and gas exploration permits, it weakens the financial security provisions…
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Luxon risks EU Free Trade Agreement with renewed oil and gas exploration
It's been revealed that Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade advice given to the Government confirms that the attempt to restart offshore oil and gas exploration is likely to breach the Free Trade Agreement between New Zealand and the European Union.