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In difficult times, hope is an act of courage
Flooding in Japan, unprecedented monsoons in India, a nearly 30% increase in rainfallthroughout the Americas and 40% across Europe. Africa is seeing deadly droughtsacross Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya. Australia, Greece, Sweden, Portugal and the…
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5 young activists who inspired us this year
When it comes to climate ambition, these young people put world leaders to shame. This is Zero Hour’s inaugural Youth Climate March on Washington D.C. Led by 16-year-old Jamie Margolin,…
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The best images of 2018 from Greenpeace’s ships
2018 has been an iconic year for Greenpeace’s ships. The Rainbow Warrior, Esperanza, and Arctic Sunrise has sailed from all corners of the world – from Antarctica to Hawaii, Taiwan…
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Thank you for 2018!
Here’s to everything you’ve done in 2018, and to a busy year ahead! Please watch and share this video to help us say thank you to the rest of the…
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Democracy and a web of spies
Around the beginning of 2017, Greenpeace received leaked information indicating that oil companies we’d opposed had contracted spies to watch staff and volunteers on almost a daily basis, and that…
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We need a Climate Commission with teeth
Climate change demands that we change our governing institutional arrangements in profound ways. We need climate institutions with a focus on our agreed long term emission reduction targets, and with…
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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…