2012 Press Releases

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Greenpeace, Japanese NGOs Demand End To Whaling Subsidies

Press release | 6 December, 2011 at 8:18

Tokyo, Japan, 6 December, 2011 – Greenpeace joined other Japanese non-governmental organisations today in publically condemning the Japanese government’s increased financial support for its “scientific” whaling fleet (1), as it departed for the...

Greenpeace occupies Global Business Day to name and shame the ‘Dirty Dozen’...

Press release | 5 December, 2011 at 11:06

Durban, 5 December 2011 – At the beginning of the second week of the UN climate talks in Durban, Greenpeace activists and supporters along with other NGOs converged on the Global Business Day conference to name and shame The Dirty Dozen1 carbon...

Durban climate talks: US must stand aside

Press release | 3 December, 2011 at 11:55

“This is not a dress rehearsal, a week of belligerence, bickering and backstabbing needs to now give way to real deals about the future of our planet. Those who are not interested in saving lives, economies and environments, like the US, must now...

Japanese Nuclear Accident Simulations Severely Underestimate Radiation Risks

Press release | 29 November, 2011 at 10:06

Tokyo, Japan, November 29, 2011 – Greenpeace today renewed its demand for the Japanese government to keep its nuclear reactors offline as simulation maps of potential accidents at Japan’s nuclear plants - used in the development of nuclear...

Durban climate talks: Last Chance for the USA

Press release | 27 November, 2011 at 22:19

Durban – 27 November 2011 - On the eve of the opening of the latest round of UN climate talks in Durban Greenpeace today declared that it is time for our Governments to stop listening to the carbon-intensive polluting corporations and start...

Polluticians occupy the climate

Press release | 23 November, 2011 at 12:30

Amsterdam/Durban, 23 November 2011 – A new report released today by Greenpeace reveals how a handful of major polluting corporations such as Eskom, BASF, ArcelorMittal, BHP Billiton, Shell and Koch Industries, as well as the industry associations...

Li-Ning and C&A; join Adidas, H&M;, Nike and Puma in tackling fashion industry's toxic...

Press release | 21 November, 2011 at 12:00

Amsterdam, 21 November 2011 - Greenpeace today welcomed the 'Joint Roadmap' (1) published by international clothing companies Adidas, H&M;, Nike and Puma, as an important step towards the elimination of all releases of hazardous substances from...

Greenpeace statement on IPCC report on extreme weather events

Press release | 18 November, 2011 at 13:55

Amsterdam, November 18 2011 – Responding to today’s release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Summary Report, Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation, Greenpeace International...

Greenpeace Releases Shocking Video of Tuna Industry's Wasteful Fishing Practices

Press release | 17 November, 2011 at 10:19

Amsterdam, 16 November 2011- Shocking new video footage captured by a tuna industry whistleblower, was released by Greenpeace today, revealing the routine careless slaughter of marine species, including whale sharks, rays and whales, as...

French nuclear giant EDF convicted of spying on Greenpeace

Press release | 10 November, 2011 at 17:35

Paris, 10 November 2011 ─ A French court today convicted the French state electricity company, Electricité de France SA (EDF), on charges of spying on Greenpeace, fined the company €1.5 million, and ordered it to pay €500,000 in damages to the...

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