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Greenpeace welcomes Green Party’s household solar election pledge
Greenpeace is applauding the Greens as the first party to announce a household solar policy this election but says the party’s stance in post-election negotiations will make all the difference…
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Greenpeace calls for caution over BlackRock investment in NZ electricity generation
Greenpeace is calling for caution in response to today’s announcement that the Government has partnered with BlackRock to increase finance for renewable energy.
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Government’s renewable electricity plan not enough to stand up to climate crisis
Greenpeace Aotearoa says it expects bolder action from political leaders on climate change, following the Government’s renewable energy announcement this afternoon.
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70 years of road-based policies created today’s problems – does National’s transport plan add up?
The old joke about “just one more lane” being all that’s needed to solve traffic congestion has been heard a few times since the National Party released its transport policy…
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Climate extremes make NZ’s supply chains highly vulnerable – it’s time to rethink how we grow and ship food
Supermarket customers around New Zealand are noticing gaps in the grocery aisles that have nothing to do with the global pandemic or Ukraine war. It’s clear domestic food supply chains…
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Increasing military spending adds fuel to climate crisis fire
Greenpeace Aotearoa is condemning the Government’s suggestion that further military spending is an appropriate response to the threat of the climate crisis.
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National’s transport policy a highway to hell
Greenpeace Aotearoa says the National Party’s transport policy will lock the world into more climate disasters, as the Party signals it will build more highways and scrap public transport infrastructure .
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El Niño combined with global warming means big changes for New Zealand’s weather
El Niño is officially here, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and with it comes a change from the La Niña weather patterns New Zealand has experienced for the past three years.
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Defusing Disaster: Oil transfer from FSO SAFER to turn off the Ticking Time Bomb
After more than eight years and numerous false alarms, the hazardous operation to remove more than a million barrels of oil from the decaying supertanker the FSO SAFER, in the Red…
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Government subsidies to Fonterra “just a drop in the bucket” for climate
Greenpeace Aotearoa is welcoming the Government’s announcement on action to reduce the dairy industry’s climate pollution, but says the move to subsidise Fonterra’s shift away from coal for milk dehydration…
