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Democracy and a web of spies
Around the beginning of 2017, Greenpeace received leaked information indicating that oil companies we’d opposed had contracted spies to watch staff and volunteers on almost a daily basis, and that…
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We need a Climate Commission with teeth
Climate change demands that we change our governing institutional arrangements in profound ways. We need climate institutions with a focus on our agreed long term emission reduction targets, and with…
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Synthetic nitrogen ‘fertiliser’ – New Zealand’s hidden climate killer
David Attenborough did not mince words in his address to the United Nations this week. “Right now we are facing a manmade disaster of global scale, our greatest threat in…
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Antarctica: Making the World’s Largest Park Larger
This is a story of how a few pioneers went to one of the most remote regions on Earth just to get a seat at the bargaining table of Antarctic…
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INVESTIGATION: Plastic waste exports from New Zealand
A Greenpeace investigation has revealed that some of New Zealand’s recycled plastic may end up dumped and burned illegally in Malaysia.
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Is Volkswagen’s plan to drop diesel and petrol cars a good one?
The announcement Earlier this week, Volkswagen announced a plan to get out of the business of fossil fuel cars and to go 100% electric. They’ll launch their final generation of fossil fuel…
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This is what a UN climate conference looks like. And why we need YOUR voice heard!
If you didn’t know, there’s a UN climate change conference about to begin in Poland – and it’s a big one. COP24, as it’s known, kicks off this weekend. For the next…
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Forest destroying products and producers
A lot has happened since Greenpeace has been fighting forest destruction for palm oil. Apple invented the iPhone. Shell went into – and pulled out of – the Arctic. Spain,…
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Black Friday: Breathe, take a break – the planet can’t handle it anymore
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are expected to generate billions of dollars in sales for clothing and other products this year. But this shopping bonanza also generates greater volumes of…
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The world’s first online climate summit kicks off today. Here’s why you should care
1 – With the end of the year almost in sight, it’s probably safe to declare that 2018 was the climate year Fires raged, temperatures soared and hurricanes hit. The…
