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The 1.5℃ global warming limit is not impossible – but without political action it soon will be
Limiting global warming to 1.5℃ this century is a central goal of the Paris Agreement. In recent months, climate experts and others, including in Australia, have suggested the target is…
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Climate scientists: concept of net zero is a dangerous trap
Sometimes realisation comes in a blinding flash. Blurred outlines snap into shape and suddenly it all makes sense. Underneath such revelations is typically a much slower-dawning process. Doubts at the…
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New Zealand’s COVID-19 stimulus is a ‘lost opportunity’ to move towards a low-emissions economy
In every crisis there is opportunity. Even during New Zealand’s strictest COVID-19 lockdown last year, many people felt the pandemic offered a chance to tackle other global crises, especially climate…
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Climate Summit: Following NZ’s lead on climate action would be a disaster
Greenpeace is calling out Jacinda Ardern’s lack of action on emissions from agriculture as the Prime Minister speaks at the Leaders Summit on Climate convened by US President Biden.
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Greenpeace issues ‘please explain’ to Austrian Govt over new OMV spying allegations
They danced the macarena, they marched in the streets and they peacefully occupied the OMV site in New Plymouth with sleeping bags and banners, they didn’t deserve to be spied on in this way.
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Agriculture still tops emissions, so where’s the action?
The latest inventory of New Zealand's climate pollution shows, yet again, that the Government must take urgent action to make farming part of the climate solution, says Greenpeace.
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Marine life is fleeing the equator to cooler waters. History tells us this could trigger a mass extinction event
A recent study has found the ocean around the equator has already become too hot for many species to survive, and that global warming is responsible. When the same thing happened 252 million years ago, 90% of all marine species died.
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Cautious applause from Greenpeace on Government’s coal boiler ban
Greenpeace is welcoming today’s announcement from the Government banning new coal boilers for industrial processing, but remains concerned that New Zealand’s biggest climate polluter – industrial agriculture – has yet…
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Managing retreat: why New Zealand is drafting a new law to enable communities to move away from climate risks
The government’s recently announced overhaul of major environmental legislation will result in a new law focused solely on climate change adaptation.
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Cycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities
Globally, only one in 50 new cars were fully electric in 2020, and one in 14 in the UK. Sounds impressive, but even if all new cars were electric now,…
