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Amazon, Bolsonaro, Cattle: the ABC’s of Destruction
In spite of a declared fire ban and the presence of the army, the number of fire hotspots recorded in August are likely to be even higher than last year. Fires in the Amazon rainforest are not natural. They are deliberately set by land-grabbers and ranchers to expand the land used for cattle grazing and…
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Greenpeace celebrates Green Party commitment to phase out PKE
Greenpeace is labelling the commitment to end the use of Palm Kernel Expeller (PKE) “bold and transformational”. The commitment has just been announced as part of the Green Party Agriculture policy
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We are going to the Arctic
The warming Arctic is one of our key global indicators of climate breakdown. So we’re heading there to document and bear witness to the yearly sea ice minimum. Have you…
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Greenpeace underwhelmed by National Party electric vehicles policy in face of climate crisis
National’s electric vehicles policy is a very cautious step in the right direction, but really underwhelming in the context of the climate crisis. Just as we saw with Labour’s energy policy announcement yesterday, National are slowly tip-toeing forward when they should be taking the big, bold strides that we need to address the climate crisis.
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Earth may temporarily pass dangerous 1.5℃ warming limit by 2024, major new report says
The Paris climate agreement seeks to limit global warming to 1.5℃ this century. A new report by the World Meteorological Organisation warns this limit may be exceeded by 2024 –…
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New images of illegal fires in the Amazon show destruction advances
Greenpeace Brazil has captured new photos of fires devastating the Amazon during a flyover carried out between 16 to 21 August 2020. The images show widespread destruction across…
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Covid and hope: Is this the turning point we’ve been waiting for?
“Have you lost hope?” That's what a journalist asked me recently. It gave me pause. You know - they said - the whole idea of Covid creating an opportunity for humanity to reinvent itself. Fixing the problems besetting us - the ones that we've been ignoring. Climate change, ecological collapse. All that stuff.
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The planet on fire – in photos
In many regions around the world, it’s that time of year again – fire season. But fire seasons are getting longer and more intense each year. Rising temperatures from our climate crisis dry out forests and other natural areas and make fires more likely.
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Covid taught us that to protect nature, is to protect ourselves
The New Zealand Government’s health-first approach to collective wellbeing in the face of Covid-19 is commendable. They need to follow that logic through to the coming economic rebuild and beyond.
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A personal account from Greenpeace in Beirut: “I wished it was just a nightmare”
It was the end of the day and I was on my final email. I was working from home in my apartment in a suburban area east of Beirut –…
