THE BUZZ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\nVancouver votes to fund climate lawsuit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2022\/08\/b294ff64-vancouver-1.jpg\")
In October 2019, student strikers, Indigenous leaders, and Greta Thunberg rallied for climate action in Vancouver in the wake of the federal election results.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nIn a historic move, the City of Vancouver has voted to fund a class-action lawsuit<\/a> against oil and gas companies for climate-related costs. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe motion to allocate funds for a lawsuit acknowledges the cost of climate change to municipalities. Vancouver, for instance, is expected to spend $1 billion to address rising sea levels with measures that could include sea wall repairs. By voting to hold Big Oil accountable for damages, the city has taken a step toward protecting taxpayers from paying for these kinds of climate costs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Similar lawsuits have been filed in Germany, Switzerland, and the United States as part of a growing movement for climate accountability, fuelled by people power! <\/strong>In Canada, <\/strong>West Coast Environmental Law launched the \u201cSue Big Oil\u201d campaign, as Greenpeace supporters made deputations at the Vancouver city council and petitioned<\/a> local governments to explore legal action against big polluters. The tide is turning against the fossil fuel industry, and they should not expect to continue to profit at our expense.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
\n\n\nDisposable cups restricted in Taipei stores<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2022\/08\/7017d8ef-taiwan1.jpg\")
Greenpeace East Asia (Taipei) has advocated for the adoption of reuse and refill services for years. In 2021, Greenpeace and the Environmental Protection Bureau successfully recruited 22 beverage shops to provide rental cup service in Taichung.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nStarting in December, Taipei will <\/strong>restrict the use of single-use plastic cups<\/strong><\/a> in businesses across the city.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAccording to the city\u2019s Department of Environmental Protection, 2,206 chain and non-chain beverage stores in Taipei will stop using disposable plastic cups. The move is expected to reduce the use of more than 76 million single-use plastic cups<\/strong> next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\nGreenpeace has been campaigning for retailers in Taiwan to phase out single-use plastics for years. While we celebrate this victory, we will continue to push for a more complete transition toward reusable solutions, including here in Canada<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
\n\n\nShell advertisement ruled misleading<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2022\/08\/d93daf9e-shell-1.jpg\")
In October 2021, Greenpeace Netherlands activists blocked the entrance to Shell\u2019s oil refinery, as over 20 organizations launched a petition calling for a law to ban fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship in the European Union.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nDoes this headline sound familiar? Well, it is! This is the<\/strong> fourth time<\/strong><\/a> this year that<\/strong> the Netherlands\u2019 advertising watchdog has ruled an ad campaign by the oil company Shell to be misleading. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe ad suggested that customers could pay more to neutralize their emissions. In response, Greenpeace Netherlands and its partner, Reclame Fossielvrij (\u201cAdvertising Fossil Free\u201d), filed a complaint to the Dutch advertisement watchdog. Following an investigation, the body decided that the oil giant had failed to prove that it can offset the harm caused by its products. [1] <\/p>\n\n\n\n
These rulings could set precedents for countries with similar advertising codes.<\/strong> Just last November, Greenpeace Canada filed a complaint with the Competition Bureau, challenging Shell Canada\u2019s claims about forest-based offsets. Every case we file exposes greenwashing and keeps Big Oil accountable for its role in the climate crisis!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
\n\n\nBottom trawling banned in Swedish marine protected areas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2022\/08\/77c30c09-sweden_-1024x683.jpg\")
A Greenpeace diving expedition in August 2022 found one of the boulders Greenpeace placed on the Swedish seabed in 2009 with plenty of marine life thriving on and around it!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nGreat news coming in from Sweden: bottom trawling has been banned in marine protected areas!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nIn 2009, Greenpeace Sweden placed over 200 boulders on the seabed around two marine protected areas. These areas are home to porpoises and one of Sweden’s rarest shark species, which Greenpeace aimed to protect from bottom trawling. Greenpeace also submitted a formal complaint to the European Commission about the lack of protection in these Swedish areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And our hard work has paid off: as of last month, there is a total ban on bottom trawling in all of the protected areas and a complete fishing ban in half of them! <\/strong>These bans are among the strongest protections in place within the network of protected areas in Europe. The same process has now created protected areas in Danish waters as well, and we hope to see them implemented in more areas soon!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
\n\nCAMPAIGN UPDATE<\/h2>\n\n\nGreenpeace seizes 30km of industrial fishing gear in the North Atlantic<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2022\/08\/cd743d3c-gp1sy8kg_-1-1024x768.jpg\")
Greenpeace UK and Greenpeace Espa\u00f1a activists free a shark from a longline.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nA new report from Greenpeace, Hooked on Sharks<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, exposes the industrial-scale fishing operation impacting shark populations in the North Atlantic Ocean. The investigation found that fishing vessels from the EU are casting longlines in shark breeding grounds.<\/strong> Activists aboard the Arctic Sunrise <\/em>intervened and confiscated <\/a>gear from two industrial longline fishing vessels on July 15. They released a blue shark, seven swordfish, and other marine life caught on the lines. Notably, one of these ships was operating in a Marine Protected Area. <\/p>\n\n\n\nThe growing demand for shark products and the under-regulation of the fishing industry threaten shark populations. The report makes several recommendations to protect sharks and our oceans,<\/strong> including EU policy changes and a strong Global Ocean Treaty.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRead the report!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
\n\nSUPPORTER SPOTLIGHT<\/h2>\n\nGreenpeace Student Team at Wilkinson Public School<\/h4>\n\n
Alexis, Anton and Esrom have been hard at work. These grade 5\/6 students baked green- and blue-coloured cupcakes, cookies, and brownies to raise money for Greenpeace. They also made Greenpeace-themed bracelets, which they sold to their school community. Together, they were able to raise an awesome $355 for Greenpeace in just one day! <\/p>\n\n
Thank you, Alexis, Anton and Esrom.\u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n
As a new academic year begins, now is a great time to take on your own challenge or fundraiser to help protect our beautiful planet. Check out Greenpeace\u2019s #BECAUSE fundraising campaign for tools and inspiration.<\/p>\n\n
GET STARTED!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n
\n\nPHOTO OF THE MONTH<\/h2>\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2022\/08\/15f5d7ed-gp1sz4rt_-1024x683.jpg\")
The final negotiations for a Global Ocean Treaty took place in New York from August 15 to 26. On August 14, Greenpeace activists projected messages onto New York\u2019s iconic Brooklyn Bridge urging negotiators to act and finalize the strongest Treaty possible.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nfalse<\/span><\/span> <\/div><\/ol><\/div>false<\/span><\/span>mapbox:\/\/styles\/mapbox\/streets-v11<\/span><\/div><\/div>\nfalse<\/span>CONTENT RECOMMENDATIONS<\/a><\/h2>\nREAD<\/a><\/strong>An op-ed by our Head of Oceans and Plastic Campaign, Sarah King, on solutions to plastic packaging in the Toronto Star.
Have a read<\/a>
<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nWATCH<\/a><\/strong>A drone show organized by Greenpeace Seoul, asking for a strong Global Oceans Treaty!
Check it out<\/a>
<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Vancouver votes to fund climate lawsuit<\/h3>\n\n\n\nIn October 2019, student strikers, Indigenous leaders, and Greta Thunberg rallied for climate action in Vancouver in the wake of the federal election results.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nIn a historic move, the City of Vancouver has voted to fund a class-action lawsuit<\/a> against oil and gas companies for climate-related costs. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe motion to allocate funds for a lawsuit acknowledges the cost of climate change to municipalities. Vancouver, for instance, is expected to spend $1 billion to address rising sea levels with measures that could include sea wall repairs. By voting to hold Big Oil accountable for damages, the city has taken a step toward protecting taxpayers from paying for these kinds of climate costs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Similar lawsuits have been filed in Germany, Switzerland, and the United States as part of a growing movement for climate accountability, fuelled by people power! <\/strong>In Canada, <\/strong>West Coast Environmental Law launched the \u201cSue Big Oil\u201d campaign, as Greenpeace supporters made deputations at the Vancouver city council and petitioned<\/a> local governments to explore legal action against big polluters. The tide is turning against the fossil fuel industry, and they should not expect to continue to profit at our expense.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
\n\n\nDisposable cups restricted in Taipei stores<\/h3>\n\n\n\nGreenpeace East Asia (Taipei) has advocated for the adoption of reuse and refill services for years. In 2021, Greenpeace and the Environmental Protection Bureau successfully recruited 22 beverage shops to provide rental cup service in Taichung.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nStarting in December, Taipei will <\/strong>restrict the use of single-use plastic cups<\/strong><\/a> in businesses across the city.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAccording to the city\u2019s Department of Environmental Protection, 2,206 chain and non-chain beverage stores in Taipei will stop using disposable plastic cups. The move is expected to reduce the use of more than 76 million single-use plastic cups<\/strong> next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\nGreenpeace has been campaigning for retailers in Taiwan to phase out single-use plastics for years. While we celebrate this victory, we will continue to push for a more complete transition toward reusable solutions, including here in Canada<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
\n\n\nShell advertisement ruled misleading<\/h3>\n\n\n\nIn October 2021, Greenpeace Netherlands activists blocked the entrance to Shell\u2019s oil refinery, as over 20 organizations launched a petition calling for a law to ban fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship in the European Union.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nDoes this headline sound familiar? Well, it is! This is the<\/strong> fourth time<\/strong><\/a> this year that<\/strong> the Netherlands\u2019 advertising watchdog has ruled an ad campaign by the oil company Shell to be misleading. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe ad suggested that customers could pay more to neutralize their emissions. In response, Greenpeace Netherlands and its partner, Reclame Fossielvrij (\u201cAdvertising Fossil Free\u201d), filed a complaint to the Dutch advertisement watchdog. Following an investigation, the body decided that the oil giant had failed to prove that it can offset the harm caused by its products. [1] <\/p>\n\n\n\n
These rulings could set precedents for countries with similar advertising codes.<\/strong> Just last November, Greenpeace Canada filed a complaint with the Competition Bureau, challenging Shell Canada\u2019s claims about forest-based offsets. Every case we file exposes greenwashing and keeps Big Oil accountable for its role in the climate crisis!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
\n\n\nBottom trawling banned in Swedish marine protected areas<\/h3>\n\n\n\nA Greenpeace diving expedition in August 2022 found one of the boulders Greenpeace placed on the Swedish seabed in 2009 with plenty of marine life thriving on and around it!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nGreat news coming in from Sweden: bottom trawling has been banned in marine protected areas!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nIn 2009, Greenpeace Sweden placed over 200 boulders on the seabed around two marine protected areas. These areas are home to porpoises and one of Sweden’s rarest shark species, which Greenpeace aimed to protect from bottom trawling. Greenpeace also submitted a formal complaint to the European Commission about the lack of protection in these Swedish areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And our hard work has paid off: as of last month, there is a total ban on bottom trawling in all of the protected areas and a complete fishing ban in half of them! <\/strong>These bans are among the strongest protections in place within the network of protected areas in Europe. The same process has now created protected areas in Danish waters as well, and we hope to see them implemented in more areas soon!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
\n\nCAMPAIGN UPDATE<\/h2>\n\n\nGreenpeace seizes 30km of industrial fishing gear in the North Atlantic<\/h3>\n\n\n\nGreenpeace UK and Greenpeace Espa\u00f1a activists free a shark from a longline.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nA new report from Greenpeace, Hooked on Sharks<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, exposes the industrial-scale fishing operation impacting shark populations in the North Atlantic Ocean. The investigation found that fishing vessels from the EU are casting longlines in shark breeding grounds.<\/strong> Activists aboard the Arctic Sunrise <\/em>intervened and confiscated <\/a>gear from two industrial longline fishing vessels on July 15. They released a blue shark, seven swordfish, and other marine life caught on the lines. Notably, one of these ships was operating in a Marine Protected Area. <\/p>\n\n\n\nThe growing demand for shark products and the under-regulation of the fishing industry threaten shark populations. The report makes several recommendations to protect sharks and our oceans,<\/strong> including EU policy changes and a strong Global Ocean Treaty.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRead the report!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
\n\nSUPPORTER SPOTLIGHT<\/h2>\n\nGreenpeace Student Team at Wilkinson Public School<\/h4>\n\n
Alexis, Anton and Esrom have been hard at work. These grade 5\/6 students baked green- and blue-coloured cupcakes, cookies, and brownies to raise money for Greenpeace. They also made Greenpeace-themed bracelets, which they sold to their school community. Together, they were able to raise an awesome $355 for Greenpeace in just one day! <\/p>\n\n
Thank you, Alexis, Anton and Esrom.\u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n
As a new academic year begins, now is a great time to take on your own challenge or fundraiser to help protect our beautiful planet. Check out Greenpeace\u2019s #BECAUSE fundraising campaign for tools and inspiration.<\/p>\n\n
GET STARTED!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n
\n\nPHOTO OF THE MONTH<\/h2>\n\nThe final negotiations for a Global Ocean Treaty took place in New York from August 15 to 26. On August 14, Greenpeace activists projected messages onto New York\u2019s iconic Brooklyn Bridge urging negotiators to act and finalize the strongest Treaty possible.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nfalse<\/span><\/span> <\/div><\/ol><\/div>false<\/span><\/span>mapbox:\/\/styles\/mapbox\/streets-v11<\/span><\/div><\/div>\nfalse<\/span>CONTENT RECOMMENDATIONS<\/a><\/h2>\nREAD<\/a><\/strong>An op-ed by our Head of Oceans and Plastic Campaign, Sarah King, on solutions to plastic packaging in the Toronto Star.
Have a read<\/a>
<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nWATCH<\/a><\/strong>A drone show organized by Greenpeace Seoul, asking for a strong Global Oceans Treaty!
Check it out<\/a>
<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
In a historic move, the City of Vancouver has voted to fund a class-action lawsuit<\/a> against oil and gas companies for climate-related costs. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The motion to allocate funds for a lawsuit acknowledges the cost of climate change to municipalities. Vancouver, for instance, is expected to spend $1 billion to address rising sea levels with measures that could include sea wall repairs. By voting to hold Big Oil accountable for damages, the city has taken a step toward protecting taxpayers from paying for these kinds of climate costs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Similar lawsuits have been filed in Germany, Switzerland, and the United States as part of a growing movement for climate accountability, fuelled by people power! <\/strong>In Canada, <\/strong>West Coast Environmental Law launched the \u201cSue Big Oil\u201d campaign, as Greenpeace supporters made deputations at the Vancouver city council and petitioned<\/a> local governments to explore legal action against big polluters. The tide is turning against the fossil fuel industry, and they should not expect to continue to profit at our expense.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n Starting in December, Taipei will <\/strong>restrict the use of single-use plastic cups<\/strong><\/a> in businesses across the city.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the city\u2019s Department of Environmental Protection, 2,206 chain and non-chain beverage stores in Taipei will stop using disposable plastic cups. The move is expected to reduce the use of more than 76 million single-use plastic cups<\/strong> next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Greenpeace has been campaigning for retailers in Taiwan to phase out single-use plastics for years. While we celebrate this victory, we will continue to push for a more complete transition toward reusable solutions, including here in Canada<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n Does this headline sound familiar? Well, it is! This is the<\/strong> fourth time<\/strong><\/a> this year that<\/strong> the Netherlands\u2019 advertising watchdog has ruled an ad campaign by the oil company Shell to be misleading. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The ad suggested that customers could pay more to neutralize their emissions. In response, Greenpeace Netherlands and its partner, Reclame Fossielvrij (\u201cAdvertising Fossil Free\u201d), filed a complaint to the Dutch advertisement watchdog. Following an investigation, the body decided that the oil giant had failed to prove that it can offset the harm caused by its products. [1] <\/p>\n\n\n\n These rulings could set precedents for countries with similar advertising codes.<\/strong> Just last November, Greenpeace Canada filed a complaint with the Competition Bureau, challenging Shell Canada\u2019s claims about forest-based offsets. Every case we file exposes greenwashing and keeps Big Oil accountable for its role in the climate crisis!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n Great news coming in from Sweden: bottom trawling has been banned in marine protected areas!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2009, Greenpeace Sweden placed over 200 boulders on the seabed around two marine protected areas. These areas are home to porpoises and one of Sweden’s rarest shark species, which Greenpeace aimed to protect from bottom trawling. Greenpeace also submitted a formal complaint to the European Commission about the lack of protection in these Swedish areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And our hard work has paid off: as of last month, there is a total ban on bottom trawling in all of the protected areas and a complete fishing ban in half of them! <\/strong>These bans are among the strongest protections in place within the network of protected areas in Europe. The same process has now created protected areas in Danish waters as well, and we hope to see them implemented in more areas soon!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n A new report from Greenpeace, Hooked on Sharks<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, exposes the industrial-scale fishing operation impacting shark populations in the North Atlantic Ocean. The investigation found that fishing vessels from the EU are casting longlines in shark breeding grounds.<\/strong> Activists aboard the Arctic Sunrise <\/em>intervened and confiscated <\/a>gear from two industrial longline fishing vessels on July 15. They released a blue shark, seven swordfish, and other marine life caught on the lines. Notably, one of these ships was operating in a Marine Protected Area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The growing demand for shark products and the under-regulation of the fishing industry threaten shark populations. The report makes several recommendations to protect sharks and our oceans,<\/strong> including EU policy changes and a strong Global Ocean Treaty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read the report!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n Alexis, Anton and Esrom have been hard at work. These grade 5\/6 students baked green- and blue-coloured cupcakes, cookies, and brownies to raise money for Greenpeace. They also made Greenpeace-themed bracelets, which they sold to their school community. Together, they were able to raise an awesome $355 for Greenpeace in just one day! <\/p>\n\n Thank you, Alexis, Anton and Esrom.\u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n As a new academic year begins, now is a great time to take on your own challenge or fundraiser to help protect our beautiful planet. Check out Greenpeace\u2019s #BECAUSE fundraising campaign for tools and inspiration.<\/p>\n\n GET STARTED!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n An op-ed by our Head of Oceans and Plastic Campaign, Sarah King, on solutions to plastic packaging in the Toronto Star. A drone show organized by Greenpeace Seoul, asking for a strong Global Oceans Treaty!
\n\nDisposable cups restricted in Taipei stores<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\n\nShell advertisement ruled misleading<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\n\nBottom trawling banned in Swedish marine protected areas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\n\nCAMPAIGN UPDATE<\/h2>\n\n
Greenpeace seizes 30km of industrial fishing gear in the North Atlantic<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\n\nSUPPORTER SPOTLIGHT<\/h2>\n\n
Greenpeace Student Team at Wilkinson Public School<\/h4>\n\n
\n\nPHOTO OF THE MONTH<\/h2>\n\n
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