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COP28 starts this week – but what is COP, really?
COP28, the UN climate change conference, is kicking off in Dubai. But what happens at these annual climate change conferences? And why do they even matter?
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Court confirms Greenpeace right to peaceful protest as activists’ 200-hour-long protest against deep sea mining in the Pacific continues
A Dutch court has largely rejected a request by a deep seabed mining company to issue an injunction against protest by Greenpeace International, stating that it is “understandable” the organisation…
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More international embarrassment expected for New Zealand over oil and gas ban u-turn
New Zealand’s new Government created international headlines this week for reversing the smoking ‘generation ban’. Now a major u-turn on oil and gas is on the cards, as COP28 kicks off in Dubai.
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Deep sea miners take Greenpeace to court for peaceful protest at sea in the Pacific
Would-be deep sea miners The Metals Company has launched legal proceedings against Greenpeace International for an ongoing peaceful protest at sea in the Pacific Ocean, in an attempt to silence…
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Greenpeace slams poor coalition appointments for oceans and agriculture portfolios
Greenpeace is slamming the decision to give the important Oceans and Fisheries portfolio to New Zealand First after Shane “ the apostle for industry” Jones landed the Oceans and Fisheries…
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Greenpeace confronts deep sea mining ship in at-risk Pacific region
Eastern Pacific Ocean – Greenpeace International activists yesterday began an ongoing peaceful action against a ship doing deep sea mining exploration for The Metals Company (TMC), to denounce the imminent…
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My Pacific odyssey through cyclones, loss and damage, and the urgent need to make polluters pay
For ten gruelling hours in Efate island, Vanuatu, I desperately clung to the door of the guesthouse room I was staying in as unrelenting winds threatened to rip it off…
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UN INC3 ends in frustration as governments allow low ambition countries to derail Global Plastics Treaty
Nairobi, Kenya – The third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC3) for a Global Plastics Treaty ends on a disappointing note for the fight against the plastic and climate…
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How corporate SLAPP lawsuits endanger our rights and the planet
Hope creates the conditions for climate action. And climate action nurtures hope. Just as hope and action have a reinforcing relationship, so do fear and silence.
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Offshore oil and gas exploration in NZ? Here’s all you need to know
Offshore oil and gas exploration could return to New Zealand, thanks to Chris Luxon's new Government. If you’re wondering what that means or what the problem with fossil fuels is, we have the answers!
