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What it takes to participate in Global Plastics Treaty negotiations
I attended the UN Global Plastics Treaty meeting in November last year as part of the Greenpeace delegation. I was able to observe, for example, the interventions that governments made, including our own government and those of our neighbouring countries.
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Antarctic alarm bells: observations reveal deep ocean currents are slowing earlier than predicted
Antarctica sets the stage for the world’s greatest waterfall. The action takes place beneath the surface of the ocean. Here, trillions of tonnes of cold, dense, oxygen-rich water cascade off…
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What is the draft Fisheries Industry Transformation Plan?
Like the name suggests the draft Fisheries Industry Transformation Plan is an industry led plan that’s being pitched as a kind of long-term vision for the fishing sector. Sadly it's anything but transformational - especially as it does nothing to address the threat of bottom trawling.
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Why plastics can never be ‘circular’: a Māori perspective on the Global Plastics Treaty
As UN’s Global Plastics Treaty negotiations (INC-2) near, Matt Perryman breaks down why plastics can never be circular.
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Hiringa, green hydrogen and why Greenpeace opposes the Ballance urea plant expansion
Spoiler: Greenpeace is not opposed to wind turbines or green hydrogen. In fact, we support them. What we don’t support is a blank cheque for Hiringa and Ballance to produce…
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Budget 2023: Taxpayers pay to cover the cost of Government subsidies to agribusiness climate pollution
With Budget 2023, we can see clearly the impact of the government’s decision to exclude agribusiness from the Emissions Trading Scheme, and to reject Climate Commission advice on strengthening the ETS.
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Pacific participation crucial in Global Plastics Treaty negotiations
At the end of this month, delegates representing governments from all over the globe will come together to continue discussions towards a Global Plastics Treaty.
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How Greenpeace campaigns in China
Greenpeace China has been campaigning on the world’s most important national energy transition for two decades. And they’re getting results. How do they do it? Greenpeace’s Chief China Representative Yuan Ying…
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Webinar: The methane moment – the campaign for the climate and the future of food
Aotearoa is at a pivotal moment in the response to the climate crisis. We need action on climate polluters now. The outsized impacts of big dairy – New Zealand’s worst…