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  • image of sunlight through ocean water onto coral at the Great Barrier Reef with coral on the left bleached white
    Press release
    Oceans

    Oceans cannot keep pace with changes caused by climate crisis, warns new report

    A new Greenpeace International report released today, “In Hotter Water: How the Global Ocean Treaty can boost climate action“, presents compelling evidence of the climate crisis' disastrous impacts on the ocean and coastal communities

    Greenpeace International •
    18 October 2024
  • A large industrial waste incinerator with tall chimneys emitting grey smoke
    Story
    Plastics, Fast Track

    Waste incineration fast tracked by Shane Jones for Waimate controlled by overseas company

    Among the deluge of 149 proposals on the government’s fast track list, more than a few stand out with a long and controversial history that have failed to gain Resource…

    Michael Szabo •
    18 October 2024
    12 min read
  • Greenpeace live: the methane moment
    Videos
    Climate Change, Food&Farming

    Greenpeace Live: Why methane matters

    In this episode, we talk about the recent action at Fonterra’s milk processing factory in Te Rapa, dive deeper into why methane emissions are such a big problem and such…

    Greenpeace Aotearoa •
    18 October 2024
  • cows in a field looking down at the camera
    Press release
    Food&Farming, Freshwater

    Federated Farmers “throwing their toys out of the cot” over freshwater protections

    Greenpeace Aotearoa is wading in on the beef between Fish & Game Southland and Federated Farmers.

    Will Appelbe •
    17 October 2024
  • Nitrate contamination water testing in Darfield, Canterbury
    Press release
    Freshwater

    Public meeting organised to protect Canterbury water from fast-track pollution 

    Greenpeace Aotearoa is hosting a public meeting in Rangiora this Saturday to mobilise efforts to protect water quality in the region.

    Will Appelbe •
    17 October 2024
  • Press release
    Oil&Gas, Clean Energy

    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.

    Russel Norman •
    16 October 2024
  • Nitrates in drinking water
    Press release
    Food&Farming, Freshwater

    Greenpeace condemns rapid removal of freshwater protections by Government

    Greenpeace is slamming the Government for proceeding with a controversial bill to strip back freshwater protections, which passed its second reading late last night.

    Will Appelbe •
    16 October 2024
  • Given that nearly half of New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions come from agriculture, the main source of which is methane from the livestock sector, it is imperative for methane emission reduction to occur in this sector in order for New Zealand to achieve its climate commitments under the Paris Agreement. The Paris Agreement is our roadmap for a livable future for our children and grandchildren. Because climate change is truly an existential crisis, it requires all nations to do their part. Honouring our commitments to the Paris Agreement is essential if we are to avoid catastrophic impacts on our homes, health, livelihoods, critical infrastructure and ability to grow food. It is an obligation we have to future generations both here in Aotearoa New Zealand, in our neighbouring Pacific and across the Earth. The advice you provide in your report to the Government will inform our targets under the Paris Agreement. It will make or break our commitments. Our children’s future is in your hands. We are therefore very concerned that the Panel’s terms of reference explicitly require that our methane targets be reviewed in line with “no additional warming” as this would seriously undermine the Paris Agreement and climate action more generally. The concept of “no additional warming” is related to the model known as Global Warming Potential* (or GWP* for short). While GWP* can be a useful tool to track methane emissions variations over shorter timescales and to differentiate its impacts with longer-lived emissions, climate scientists have warned against its use as a metric to inform policies and mitigation actions corresponding to specific emission reduction targets for a number of reasons. Drawing from this scientific advice, we summarise our key concerns in this short submission under the following headings: Lowering climate ambition at the expense of the Paris Agreement Potential associated breaches of trade agreements We also provide a bibliography of references to scientific articles raising concerns about GWP*, which we encourage the Panel to go through in detail to inform your advice.
    Publication
    Climate Change, Food&Farming

    Greenpeace Submission to the Methane Review Panel on the Review of Methane Science and Target

    Given that nearly half of New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions come from agriculture, the main source of which is methane from the livestock sector, it is imperative for methane emission reduction to occur in this sector in order for New Zealand to achieve its climate commitments under the Paris Agreement.

    Amanda Larsson •
    15 October 2024
  • Greenpeace activists scaled Fonterra’s Te Rapa dairy processing factory, unfurling a 160 square metre banner reading ‘Fonterra’s methane cooks the climate.’
    Story
    Food&Farming, Climate Change

    What is methane? All about the invisible gas that cooks the climate

    Methane you ask? A large chunk of methane emissions come from agriculture, particularly the dairy industry. But what is methane, and why is it so important?

    Rhiannon Mackie •
    14 October 2024
    2 min read
  • Prime Minister Christopher Luxon speaks to the media along with ministers Chris Bishop, Shane Jones and Simeon Brown during a 100-day plan announcement at Basin Reserve on March 07, 2024 in Wellington, New Zealand where they were questioned by Greenpeace campaigner Gen Toop about the risk of freshwater pollution that their plans pose.
    Press release
    Seabed Mining, Fast Track

    Fast track ministers effort to avoid conflict of interest like a sordid game of Twister

    Fast track ministers’ effort to avoid conflict of interest like a sordid game of Twister

    Nick Young •
    11 October 2024
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