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A Global Plastic Treaty can end the age of plastic
Climate-crisis-fueled storms have hit New Zealand hard this year. In January, we suffered unprecedented extreme weather and flooding. We saw firsthand one of the causes of the climate crisis: single-use plastic.
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Concerning aspects around deep sea mining
Proponents of mining our deep ocean seafloor justify the need for this hugely destructive process largely by claims that the minerals from the deep are needed for batteries for electric cars.
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Protect the deep sea: join the Global Day of Action!
Autumn is ending, winter is coming, and the Global Day of Action season is starting! Just a few weeks before governments meet again in Jamaica to decide whether to allow…
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Greenpeace unveils giant art installation ahead of Global Plastics Treaty talks
Greenpeace and artist Benjamin Von Wong today unveiled a five-metre tall art installation entitled #PerpetualPlastic Machine as Global Plastics Treaty talks resume.
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Using art to tackle the plastic pollution crisis
In 2016, I embarked on a creative journey, a quest fuelled by a deep-seated concern for our oceans – choked with plastic. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch had recently commanded international…
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What it takes to participate in Global Plastics Treaty negotiations
I attended the UN Global Plastics Treaty meeting in November last year as part of the Greenpeace delegation. I was able to observe, for example, the interventions that governments made, including our own government and those of our neighbouring countries.
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Antarctic alarm bells: observations reveal deep ocean currents are slowing earlier than predicted
Antarctica sets the stage for the world’s greatest waterfall. The action takes place beneath the surface of the ocean. Here, trillions of tonnes of cold, dense, oxygen-rich water cascade off…
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New report calls out toxic hazards of recycled plastic as Global Plastics Treaty negotiations resume
A new report from Greenpeace USA provides a catalog of peer-reviewed research and international studies concluding that recycling actually increases the toxicity of plastics.
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What is the draft Fisheries Industry Transformation Plan?
Like the name suggests the draft Fisheries Industry Transformation Plan is an industry led plan that’s being pitched as a kind of long-term vision for the fishing sector. Sadly it's anything but transformational - especially as it does nothing to address the threat of bottom trawling.
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Why plastics can never be ‘circular’: a Māori perspective on the Global Plastics Treaty
As UN’s Global Plastics Treaty negotiations (INC-2) near, Matt Perryman breaks down why plastics can never be circular.
