All articles by Greenpeace International
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Greenpeace: shipping carbon reduction plan far from enough, but crucial first step
"The plan is far from perfect, but the direction is now clear - a phase out of carbon emissions."
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New Zealand places historic ban on all new offshore oil and gas exploration
Auckland, New Zealand - New Zealand’s government announced today it has banned all new offshore oil and gas exploration in an historic climate win that’s come after seven years of growing public protests.
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Greenpeace urges IMO to protect Pacific, agree on rapid emissions phase-out
London, UK - Greenpeace International is urging the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to at last take action against the shipping industry’s climate-polluting carbon emissions.
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Landmark human rights hearings against fossil fuel companies begin in the Philippines
Quezon City, The Philippines - Fossil fuel companies are today under the spotlight as hearings begin in the Philippines into their contribution to human rights harms resulting from climate change.
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Greenpeace International to not renew FSC membership
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Greenpeace International announced today it is not renewing its membership in the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), a global timber certification scheme for which the NGO was a founding member 25 years ago.
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Activists confront krill fishing vessels in Antarctic to protect penguins and whales
London, UK – Two Greenpeace activists are currently occupying a survival pod which they attached to the anchor chain of a krill fishing vessel in Antarctic waters.
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Activists board oil rig as legal case against Norwegian oil continues
Skipavika, Norway - Peaceful Greenpeace kayaktivists are protesting an oil rig on the West coast of Norway with signs that say "Same shit, new wrapping".
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Illegal logging of Ipê tree is causing irreversible damage to the Amazon
Manaus, Brazil – A weak licensing system, along with indiscriminate and illegal logging of the Ipe tree is causing serious damage to the Amazon according to a Greenpeace Brazil investigation released today. According to the report, the high value of Ipe – which once processed into flooring or decking can fetch up to US$2,500 per cubic…
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Imaginary Trees, Real Destruction
A weak licensing regime and indiscriminate and illegal logging of Ipe are causing damage to the forest and its inhabitants. Some of the effects of this environmental crime are already visible, including deeper encroachment of illegal roads and growing degradation of the forest, the destruction of biodiversity and an intensification of violence in the countryside.
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Kinder Morgan site blocked for the second day as Greenpeace founder joins sit-in
Unceded Coast Salish Territories, Vancouver, Canada - Activists, including a founding member of Greenpeace, blocked the front gates to Kinder Morgan’s construction site in Vancouver today.