One of the negotiator trackers – people who follow negotiators around to ‘keep them honest’ – came up with this wonderful gem that explains why developing countries don’t trust developed countries like New Zealand.  Annex 1 is the...

It was 2 months before Copenhagen, all was quiet at Key's house  nothing was stirring, not even a mouse. But in the dead of the night, teams of Sign Oners, Snuck about with a message: “C’mon John, or we’re goners!”   Come...

Greenpeace will go to whatever lengths it takes to save this poorly climate of ours - we'll even take our pants off. Over the weekend, 700 volunteers posed nude in a French vineyard to send a message about climate change. The human art...

Another busy weekend out on the mean streets of Auckland for the Sign On team.....

In collaboration with the Danish government and others, Google is launching a series of Google Earth layers and tours to allow you to explore the potential impacts of climate change on our planet and possible solutions. Last week a...

New Zealand got Fossil of the Day at the UN climate talks in Bangkok today after revealing that the Government’s 10% to 20% target is actually a nothing to 20% target. The Government’s Climate Change ambassador Adrian Macey admitted...

After the first day of negotiations here in Bangkok it’s becoming clear that Asia is where the climate action’s at.  Japan has increased its target to 25%, which resulted in public praise from other delegations, in contrast to the...

While we’re all busy Signing On in NZ, across the Tasman they’re busy…..swearing. The Australian Greenpeace office recently launched a new branch of their Copenhagen campaign – it’s called Dirty Kev; the idea being that if Prime...

Over the weekend, Sign On community organisers from across the country gathered in Auckland to plan the next 70 days - or should we say, the last 70 days in the countdown to Copenhagen . We have Sign On teams right around the...

Southeast Asia is one of the world’s most vulnerable and least prepared regions of the world to face climate change.  So it’s very fitting that negotiators from around the world are gathering in Bangkok, Thailand, for the next two...

My granddaughter Isla was christened recently. I stood by as she was blessed with prayers for her future, knowing her parents’ mix of pride and hope. Instead I felt fear. Fear for the world she would inherit. Fear she would never...

Greenpeace activists have spelt it out for the G20 leaders meeting in Pittsburgh. They're hanging off one of Pittsburgh’s iconic bridges with a massive banner reading: "Danger. Climate Destruction Ahead. Reduce CO2 Emissions Now".

While John Key was arriving at the UN climate change summit in New York, 40 of the world's leading scientists were signing a open letter reiterating the call for developed nations to commit to a 40% emissions reduction target on 1990...

Check out what Greenpeace has been up to.  If you happen to watch TV, read newspapers or listen to the wireless, you'll probably know that 14 Greenpeace activists yesterday boarded a shipment of palm kernal in Tauranga, to protest...

I’ve been resisting the temptation to write a blog for Sign On about the emissions trading scheme (ETS).  In fact, as I write this, I can hear Kathy from Greenpeace’s office in Auckland going “nooooooo!.”  But there’s some things about...

The unsung heroes of the Sign On campaign -  our committed volunteers- were at it again over the weekend, collecting hundreds of signatures out on the mean streets of Auckland. This time, they went polar. Donning Greenpeace's iconic...

Q) What do past PMs, the Father of Wellington, a naked man teetering over water and a dog have in common? A) They're all doin' it for the cause! Overnight blue casts have popped up on iconic Wellington statues. Could this be the...

I'm just been at the World Climate Conference in Geneva. The information coming out of the conference suggests the situation with climate change is worse than we thought. We are now talking about a situation where 80 PER CENT...

My name is Dan - and I do this thing called Huffer - and we have partnered with Greenpeace, and their SIGN ON campaign to help encourage John Key to commit to 40% lower emissions from this killer country called: New Zealand. I...

Today Wellington High School students asked John Key to take their future seriously. Wellington sign on volunteer and student Lydia Metcalfe made a speech at school assembly letting students know about the campaign. After the...

In true Greenpeace style, last night’s Age of Stupid premier (co-hosted by ourselves and Oxfam) was a little seat of the pants. Less than an hour from show time, the green carpet hadn’t been rolled out, the carrots and celery...

The Age of Stupid , from director Franny Armstrong ( McLibel ), and Kiwi Producer Lizzie Gillett, stars Pete Postlethwaite as a man living alone in the devastated world of 2055, looking back at news footage and asking: why didn’t we...

Interesting to note that the NZ Government is claiming its emissions reduction target has gone down well at the UN climate talks here in Bonn. Frankly, that's untrue. At the beginning of day two of the negotiations, the NGOs...

I'm back in Bonn for the next round of UN climate talks. These were always going to be key talks for New Zealand because it's here we've dropped the bombshell of our target range . I have to say that when New Zealand's Climate Change...

We LOVE this initiative. Eyes Wide Open offers an invitation for New Zealanders who want to see a better future. It’s for people who see how serious climate change is. It’s for everyone who can see the benefits of taking action now ...

Today’s Herald story on the results of the Shape NZ survey “Many want bolder emissions cuts” actually understates public support for cutting emissions. The Herald reported that “49 per cent wanted cuts of at least 20 per cent”. ...

Today is the last day for submissions on what New Zealand's 2020 target should be. You can read Greenpeace’s submission here. Also of note today, UK Under-Secretary of State and Foreign Affairs Chris Bryant is currently in New...

There's been some debate recently about the cost of setting emission reduction targets. To debate the costs is to have the wrong debate. It should be about the potential profit of emissions targets. New Zealand's biggest industries...

If the phrase “40 by 2020” was foreign to New Zealanders last week, it’s certainly likely to mean more to them now. From TVNZ’s Q and A programme, to last night’s 6 o’clock news, to Newstalk ZB’s breakfast show, to all the major daily...

There is often talk about how climate change will affect the next generation and the ones after that.  But it’s usually adults doing the talking. Today we heard from the horse’s mouth.  (C) GREENPEACE / Rebekah Robinson Along...

Went down to Hamilton tonight for the latest instalment of Nick Smith’s climate targets roadshow – the public’s chance to have its say on what NZ’s 2020 target should be.  But I’m feeling more and more this is simply a PR exercise than...

This update fresh off the boat! Greenpeace New Zealand volunteer Chino is onboard Greenpeace ship, the Esperanza, in the Pacific, helping document the impacts of climate change in the region. Chino, of Cook Island and Samoan descent,...

This week NZ's government begins consulting on a greenhouse gas emissions reduction target for 2020. NZ is one of the last developed countries to set this target, in preparation for the international climate change negotiations at ...

Tena koutou, I’m sitting with the CEO of Greenpeace Australia/Pacific Steve Shallhorn in Aitutaki, waiting to be picked up for our final leg of the journey. It has been a wonderful journey, an emotional journey and a meaningful...

Kia Orana koutou, Yet another eye-opening day, it’s been jam-packed with knowledge and I’m soaking it all up like a sponge. I began the day with a meeting with Sir. Frederick Goodwin, the Queens Representative here in the Cooks.

Hi there everyone! Just a quick note about the Sign On campaign. Initially, I wanted to be a part of the campaign because I believe in what it stands for. I am always very wary of what I agree to do, too much and it takes away from...

In response to a rather cynical article by Catherine Beard published in the Dominion Post, Robyn Maclolm has replied with the following article pubished in the same paper this morning. Go Robyn! Celeb, mum and kiwi speaks out By...

I'm the Greenpeace Political Adviser in NZ and right now I'm in  Bonn for the latest round of UN climate talks in the lead up to Copenhagen in December. These meetings are the first steps in what are the most crucial negotiations of...

Yesterday Greenpeace staff hit the streets of Auckland to sign people on to the Sign On petition. We had about 30 people out and in two hours we signed 1125 people on! Spirits were high and I think everyone relished the idea of...

The world is on the brink of runaway climate change and it's time to get serious. That's why this year, Greenpeace has launched the most urgent, ambitious and important campaign we've ever run.  It's called Sign On and you're looking...

This is big news. A confidential UN analysis obtained by the Guardian reveals that the emissions cuts offered so far at the Copenhagen climate change summit will lead to global temperatures rising by an average of 3C.  ...

With just over 24 hours to go until we officially land on Planet A , there is much nervous glancing out the window and logging on to meteorological websites. That said, we're choosing to ignore the story running on Stuff: "Heavy rain...