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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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Catastrophic deluge should be named a climate disaster
Greenpeace is today calling for the North Island’s extreme rain and flooding event to be named as a climate disaster. “As our friends, family and neighbours across Auckland and the…
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Biggest Plastic Polluter named Sponsor for COP27 – Greenpeace Reaction
The government of Egypt announced that it has signed a cooperation agreement with Coca-Cola, introducing the company as a sponsor for the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP27) to be held…
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Winning a Cannes Lions made me a climate criminal. So I crashed the stage to hand it back
One of the biggest, most controversial advertising events in the world, the Cannes Lions Festival, just ended. I was once there, as a winner and as a jury member. Last…
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Budget 2022 must honour Ardern’s “nuclear-free moment”
Greenpeace Aotearoa says that the Emissions Reduction Plan is a poor prelude to Budget 2022, which the climate crisis requires be bold and commit to cut climate pollution from intensive dairy, put cameras on boats, and roll out a nationwide household solar scheme.
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Six things you should know about the new IPCC report
No time to dive into the thousands of pages? No worries. Here’s the five key takeaways we think you should know.
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We don’t just need electric cars, we need fewer cars
Ever since the first production car rolled off the assembly line more than 100 years ago, our love affair with automobiles has grown and grown.
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15 good news stories for the planet from 2021
As a reminder for why we come together, what we hope for, and to warm our hearts for the courage to tackle the big and small issues, are some of the good news stories for the environment from the year.
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Time to put power in the hands of people, not big energy companies
Last week’s blackouts are just another symptom of an electricity market that is failing to deliver for New Zealanders or the climate. It’s time for the Government to step in…
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Power blackouts the inevitable result of decades of underinvestment in renewables
Greenpeace is calling on the Government to urgently unlock new investment in distributed solar, wind power and battery storage following news that unprecedented electricity demand caused blackouts in parts of…