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New Zealand called on by global leaders to step up at COP24
New Zealand has been urged to be bolder at COP24 in Poland, the annual United Nations climate change conference. Greenpeace International Executive Director, Jennifer Morgan, says the New Zealand delegation…
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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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Provocative billboards target Ravensdown and Ballance over river pollution
Greenpeace is pulling no punches in its new campaign to ban synthetic nitrogen fertiliser and save New Zealand’s rivers. The environmental organisation has installed provocative billboards on arterial routes around…
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Where does all our plastic recycling go?
Greenpeace announces the speaking tour of two Malaysian activists who’ve discovered plastic waste from high-income countries being dumped in their backyard. Malaysia has become one of the new destinations for…
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Update: Greenpeace activists denied bail, facing months in jail awaiting trial
Prievidza, Slovakia — The decision by a Slovakian court today to keep Greenpeace activists in detention until a trial takes place is unacceptable, Greenpeace said. The 12 activists from Slovakia, the…
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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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Greenpeace activists detained for peaceful protest
Prievidza, Slovakia – 12 Greenpeace activists from Slovakia, The Czech Republic, Finland and Belgium were detained on Wednesday, November 28th, on the mining tower of the Slovak coal company HornaUpper…
