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Predatory delay on climate action by Fonterra, Dairy NZ and Federated Farmers
The ETS, emissions pricing, agribusiness, and the politicians who taught an industry that it is far cheaper to invest in lobbying than emissions reductions.
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The end of offshore oil and gas exploration in NZ was hard won – but it remains politically fragile
Recent news that the New Zealand government has granted an offshore oil and gas exploration permit it had earlier declined demonstrates how fragile the current ban on such activity still…
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State of the Environment: Greenpeace Briefing to Political Parties
Our world is in crisis. As we have seen with the Cyclone Gabrielle tragedy, human-induced climate change is putting our homes, communities, health, food supply and livelihoods at risk through…
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Time to throw He Waka Eke Noa on the policy bonfire
As Aucklanders weather yet another severe storm and brace themselves for more slips and flooding, Greenpeace Aotearoa says it’s time for urgent action to reduce agricultural emissions.
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Why waste-to-energy incineration is a bad idea and not the answer to NZ’s plastic waste crisis
New Zealand is ranked the third-most-wasteful country in the OECD. New Zealanders produce five times the global daily average of waste per person – and they are getting more wasteful,…
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Climate Commission advice must tackle intensive dairy emissions
The Climate Change Commission must address agriculture emissions, in particular climate pollution caused by the intensive dairy industry, says Greenpeace Aotearoa.
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National’s farm policy will make drinking water contamination and climate change worse
Greenpeace condemns the National Party’s new agriculture policy, saying that it will fail to address the climate crisis and health impacts caused by intensive dairying.
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Tschüss, Atomkraft: the end of nuclear power in Germany
After decades of protests, the era of nuclear power in Germany has ended. Roland Hipp, Managing Director of Greenpeace Germany, looks back – and with joy into the future.
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3 reasons the Willow Project Arctic oil drilling project was approved
The Willow Project lies within a vast, 23 million-acre area known as the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. A global movement to Stop Willow has sprung up involving TikTok campaigns, stop willow petitions and much more.
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Stronger action needed to ensure ETS fit for purpose
Greenpeace welcomes the Climate Change Commission’s latest recommendations on Emissions Trading Scheme settings, saying further action is needed, including making recommendations binding, and bringing agriculture into the ETS.
