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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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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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On World Fisheries Day, NZ Chatham Rise orange roughy loses sustainability label
New Zealand orange roughy caught off the east and south Chatham Rise – amounting to around 80% of the New Zealand catch – has lost its sustainability certification from the…
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New bottom trawling report ‘wake-up call for deluded fishing industry’, say environmentalists
An authoritative new report reveals the considerable carbon cost of bottom trawling, with environmentalists calling it a “damning wake-up call” for the commercial fishing industry.
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Artists, activists call for Global Plastics Treaty to end the age of plastic
Nairobi, Kenya – Thirteen celebrated activists, athletes and actors from around the world have appeared in a video calling to end the age of plastic. The 90-second video from Greenpeace…
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The oceans need a deep sea mining moratorium, not regulations that allow destruction
Kingston, Jamaica — The latest meeting of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) Council, a body made up of 36 governments, finishes today with opposition to deep sea mining still growing.…
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Brownlee plays the fossil fool at Pacific Islands Forum
Greenpeace is condemning Gerry Brownlee’s “unscrupulous” defence of plans to reopen offshore oil and gas exploration while speaking to media at the Pacific Islands Forum in the Cook Islands.
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Shell hits Greenpeace with intimidation lawsuit: threatening $8.6m damages claim and protest ban to silence climate demands
Dutch oil giant Shell has launched an intimidation lawsuit against Greenpeace UK and Greenpeace International, demanding that the organisation stop all protests at Shell infrastructure, at sea or in port
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Fonterra’s new Scope 3 Emissions Reduction roadmap just polishing a turd
Dairy giant Fonterra has today announced on-farm (Scope 3) emissions reduction targets, but Greenpeace Aotearoa says the dairy giant’s proposed ‘climate roadmap’ is little more than “polishing a turd” because…
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NZ First must be kept out of fishing and ocean portfolios
Greenpeace is urging the National Party to keep New Zealand First out of any oceans or fisheries portfolios – citing previous examples of Winston Peters’ party pandering to fishing industry…
