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New COP26 final decision text – Greenpeace response
“It could be better, it should be better, and we have one day left to make it a lot, lot better." - Jennifer Morgan
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Carbon offsets are a scam
Carbon offsetting is truly a scammer's dream scheme. We need real climate not action, not greenwashing.
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Major global economies and car manufacturers fail to sign even the weakest of agreements on electric vehicles at COP26
Not only were major economies like the US, Germany, China, Japan and manufacturers including VW, Toyota and Hyundai absent from the signatories of the “declaration on zero emission cars and vans”, the scale of ambition in the deal itself was disappointingly weak.
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Diplomatic bully: Australia’s climate obstruction in the Pacific revealed
Australia uses diplomatic strong-arm tactics to water down outcomes in Pacific climate negotiations and buy silence on climate change.
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Green jobs must also be good jobs
An important initiative is giving voice to offshore oil and gas workers.
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Greenpeace intercepts fish oil tanker as dramatic industry expansion threatens livelihoods in West Africa
“This is big business stripping life from our oceans, and depriving our fishing communities of their livelihoods.”
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Update: Dutch police board Greenpeace ship and arrest 21 activists after peaceful protest at Shell’s refinery in Rotterdam
The protestors are calling for a new law to ban fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship in the EU.
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WHO strengthens air quality guidelines: Greenpeace response
The WHO has strengthened its guidelines incorporating new advances in research, but these targets for clean air are meaningless if they aren't addressed with government action.
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New York City flooding is the new climate crisis normal
Images of flooding in New York City reveal both the severity of fossil fuel-driven climate change but also the ways in which infrastructure in communities around the world is ill-prepared for it.
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Greenpeace starts legal proceedings against Volkswagen for fuelling the climate crisis
Greenpeace Germany announced today that it is suing Volkswagen, the world’s second largest car manufacturer, for failing to decarbonize the company in line with the 1.5°C goal agreed in Paris.