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Greenpeace ship crew saves Humpback Whale entangled in fishing gear
On October 21, the crew of the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise rescued a humpback whale entangled in fishing gear. The rescue emphasizes the precarious situation that marine mammals face as…
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Greenpeace to Luxon: New oil and gas exploration can’t happen in a climate crisis
Greenpeace Aotearoa’s message to Prime Minister-elect Christopher Luxon is that starting new oil and gas exploration in the middle of a climate crisis is a crime against life on Earth
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Luxon’s threat to restart oil exploration would be a disaster for the climate and the ocean
The hard-won ban on oil and gas exploration is something New Zealanders are proud of. Thousands of people fought long and hard to achieve it. They won't let it be overturned without a fight.
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Greenpeace “baffled” as Green Party leaves biggest polluter out of policy priorities
Greenpeace is issuing a “please explain” to the Green Party after action on agricultural emissions was left off its list of policy priorities, released yesterday.
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Labour’s climate manifesto – commendable condiments but missing the “main meal”
Greenpeace Aotearoa says the Labour Party’s Climate Manifesto, launched today, reads like a shopping list of condiments that has missed off the main meal: action on New Zealand’s biggest climate polluter, intensive dairy.
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Nordic plastics report: the planet needs higher ambition
A report from the Nordic Council of Ministers on recommendations to address plastic production doesn’t go far enough, according to Greenpeace Aotearoa.
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Looking back on the Arctic 30 after 10 years
Ten years ago today a group of activists from Greenpeace ship the Arctic Sunrise climbed Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom’s Prirazlomnaya drilling platform in a peaceful protest.
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Global Plastics Treaty draft is out, now the real work must begin
Greenpeace Aotearoa says the zero draft of the Global Plastics Treaty, which was released this week, must ensure indigenous people’s contribution and indigenous-led solutions are in all its elements.
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Polar bears exposed to plastic pollution in their Arctic home
Polar bears - the distinguished ambassadors of the Arctic. The largest bear species in the world, polar bears embody the stunning resilience of nature, gracefully navigating the icy landscapes they call home. Already under threat from rising temperatures and melting ice caps, these magnificent creatures face a new and alarming threat - plastic pollution invading…
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Delay of He Waka Eke Noa means big dairy still the cow in the room
Greenpeace is slating today’s announcement that He Waka Eke Noa has been delayed yet again as adding insult to injury for New Zealanders, who pay the price of climate collapse.
