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Don’t look up: Why is a cockroach in my ear so much more newsworthy than climate breakdown?
Worldwide media attention for a Cockroach in my ear? What about the climate crisis?
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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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Why is Greenpeace talking about taxing the super rich?
Why is Greenpeace, an environmental organisation, talking about taxing the super rich? International Director Jennifer Morgan weighs in on global calls for governments to fight inequality and
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10 inspiring environmental wins of 2021
Hope is a natural resource too, and it can sometimes feel in short supply. Here are 10 important and inspiring wins for people and the planet this year: let’s joyfully…
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The NZ Government has 100,000 reasons to ban single-use plastic bottles
Last week, the Ban the Bottle petition surpassed 100,000 signatures. This a huge milestone for the Plastics campaign and for the movement to ban single-use plastic bottles and mandate refill…
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Animations we loved this year — 8 short films that inspire action
Who doesn’t admire a well crafted animation? Especially one that lifts the spirit and emboldens you to uproot oppressive systems and make way for a better world.
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Submission on the Kapuni Green Hydrogen Fast-Track Application
This is the joint submission of Greenpeace Aotearoa, the Environmental Defence Society and Forest & Bird (the organisations) on the application by Hiringa Energy Limited and Ballance Agri-Nutrients Limited for…
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Fertiliser companies to blame for cancer deaths from nitrate-contaminated water
Greenpeace is redoubling its call on the Ardern government to phase out synthetic nitrogen fertiliser following the publication of a scientific study showing nitrate contamination of drinking water could cause up to 100 cases of bowel cancer and 40 deaths from the disease in New Zealand every year.
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Offsets taskforce hit by protest at COP26
An event to promote carbon offsetting at COP26 was today hit by multiple protests. The Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets, backed by fossil fuel companies like Shell and BP, held a promotional event in the conference centre in Glasgow, attended by former Bank of England governor Mark Carney. The taskforce is seeking to radically…
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NZ’s government plans to switch to a circular economy to cut waste and emissions, but it’s going around in the wrong circles
The New Zealand government is currently developing plans to address two crises — climate change and waste — and to embrace a circular economy. But it has no clear path for how to do this. The resulting muddle is watering down the potential of a circular economy to bring lasting change.