Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. The work of the women scientists at Greenpeace is fundamental to our campaigns, from climate change to ocean protection
2020 has been a difficult year for so many of us. Lockdowns and social distancing became the “new normal”, changing our lives as if we’re living through a science fiction movie.
Looking back, the world will remember 2020 as the year that disrupted our present-day lives: most of us were locked up for months and doing everything from home, unable to see and be with friends and loved ones,
One woman tells her story of why a group of climate seniors decided to take the Swiss government to the European Court of Human Rights because their health is threatened by heat waves made worse by the climate crisis.
“Our demand for the Swiss government is simple: protect our health in the face of the climate crisis."
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