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Decolonisation: A crucial prerequisite to environmental justice in Africa
All across the African continent a colonial approach of extraction and exploitation continues to plague and paralyse economies. It pushes ecosystems to the edge and puts pan-Africanism on a back…
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5 inspiring reuse and refill projects from the Global South
Remember when life wasn’t wrapped in single-use plastic? Reuse isn’t new. The majority of the world’s countries have a very long tradition of having reuse and refill systems in place.…
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The plastic crisis has deep corporate roots: to protect our planet, they need to be exposed
This spring, I taught a new undergraduate course in environmental sociology. Most of my students took the course because they were curious to see what their desire to live more…
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Beyond GDP: Alternatives to capitalism already exist
Over the past two years, the world has faced ever-increasing climate and environmental catastrophes against the backdrop of the worst pandemic in a century. Movements for justice have marked this…
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We have international laws to stop plastic pollution from fishing vessels, so why are they not being enforced?
Ocean plastic pollution was a focus at the recent UN oceans conference, which issued a declaration in support of an earlier decision by the UN Environment Assembly to start negotiations…
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Bringing back Repair Skills 3 | GUEST POST
We can’t recycle our way out of the mess this world is in, but with a Right to Repair and Repair Cafés, we can repair the future.
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Plastic Free July: recycling is the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff. It’s time to teach kids to demand real change from the worst plastic producers
Plastic Free July has rolled around again and we’ll all be hearing about reducing plastic use in our daily lives. Much of the messaging is targeted toward young people through…
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One hundred thousand people call for a ban on single-use plastic bottles
Accompanied by a giant albatross sculpture made of reclaimed plastic bottles, Greenpeace has delivered a 100,000-strong petition to parliament calling on the Government to ban single-use plastic bottles and incentivise…
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Bringing back Repair Skills 2 | GUEST POST
We need policy change to make sure products that are designed to be repairable and durable, not to be thrown away.
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Petition to ban single-use plastic bottles heads to Parliament with giant albatross sculpture
On Thursday this week, Greenpeace Aotearoa will deliver a petition signed by almost 100,000 people calling on the Government to ban single-use plastic bottles and incentivise reusable and refillable alternatives.
