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Greenpeace to Jacinda – expect the expected
Greenpeace says the acid test of Jacinda Ardern’s second term will be her Government’s ability to deal with global crises.
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New Govt must phase out synthetic fertiliser: study finds it is driving climate catastrophe
Friday, 9 October: A major new paper, just published in the prestigious science journal Nature, shows that the overuse of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser is pushing levels of nitrous oxide –…
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The world failed on all of its biodiversity targets. What happens next?
Last week, all governments found out how they scored against the targets they set themselves a decade ago to protect nature. It was pretty bad.
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Get plastic waste out of our lives
Organisations focused on zero waste and the circular economy have joined forces to support the government’s proposed ban on a range of single-use and hard-to-recycle plastic products, and are encouraging New Zealanders who care about waste issues to do the same.
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Labour’s energy policy “stingy” in the context of multi-billion dollar Covid Recovery – Greenpeace
Greenpeace says they are underwhelmed by today’s energy announcement from the Labour Party. The environmental organisation says that while the policy includes some positive steps for decarbonising New Zealand’s energy system, it’s nowhere near bold enough, especially given the size of the Covid Recovery budget.
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Earth may temporarily pass dangerous 1.5℃ warming limit by 2024, major new report says
The Paris climate agreement seeks to limit global warming to 1.5℃ this century. A new report by the World Meteorological Organisation warns this limit may be exceeded by 2024 –…
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Intensive winter grazing restrictions must stay, say environmental organisations
The Federated Farmers’ recent backlash to new freshwater regulations is unhelpful to the sector and to society, say New Zealand’s environmental organisations.
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11 years for 20% camera coverage on boats, where are the rest of them?
Greenpeace is calling the Government’s cameras on boats announcement too little, too late, after Minister Stuart Nash revealed commitments to put cameras on approximately 20 per cent of the fleet…
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Activists swim to oil rig to show that Denmark is not as green as people think
Four activists have swum from the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior across the Dan oil field in the Danish North Sea and are occupying an oil rig
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Covid taught us that to protect nature, is to protect ourselves
The New Zealand Government’s health-first approach to collective wellbeing in the face of Covid-19 is commendable. They need to follow that logic through to the coming economic rebuild and beyond.
