All articles by Greenpeace International
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Cities and institutions must cut down meat consumption
"“Cities account for 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions and represent some of the biggest buyers of bulk quantities of food. Our youth is where positive change can grow, so Greenpeace recommends that schools, colleges and universities introduce at least two plant-based meals weekly by 2020."
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G7 leaders release tepid plans for addressing climate change and ocean plastic pollution – Greenpeace response
Québec City, Canada – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the closure of what he described as “a successful G7 Summit with ambitious objectives” on the environmental front, including a…
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Greenpeace expedition finds plastic pollution and hazardous chemicals in remote Antarctic waters
“We may think of the Antarctic as a remote and pristine wilderness, but from pollution and climate change to industrial krill fishing, humanity’s footprint is clear. These results show that even the most remote habitats of the Antarctic are contaminated with microplastic waste and persistent hazardous chemicals."
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Microplastics in the Antarctic
In early 2018, Greenpeace undertook an expedition to the Antarctic to carry out scientific research, including seabed submarine dives exploring little known benthic ecosystems and sampling for microplastics and persistent…
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Activists call on G7 and corporations to end plastic pollution crisis
“It’s time for the world’s largest governments and companies to recognise that we cannot recycle our way out of this problem."
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Over 1000 orangutans threatened by illegal operations in Indonesia
“This is a major embarrassment for the Indonesian government, which has consistently promised to protect Sungai Putri."
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Activists interrupt Total’s AGM in Paris over company plans to drill in the Amazon Reef
“More than two million people, the scientific community and the Brazilian administration have already expressed their opposition to Total’s drilling project in the mouth of the Amazon. Despite these calls, Total refuses to listen.."
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Greenpeace responds to Canadian government’s decision to buy Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Pipeline
"History will judge this decision harshly."
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Taiwanese seafood giant linked to human rights violations – Greenpeace
This has serious implications for its global supply chains, and exposes the ongoing failure of the Taiwan government’s approach to address human trafficking and labor abuse.
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Greenpeace urban mobility city ranking identifies Europe’s ‘saints and sinners’
"This study shows that when you improve a city's public transport infrastructure in a sustainable way, people breathe cleaner air and their roads are safer"