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Forty years on, the Chornobyl disaster remains an ongoing and evolving crisis
This is not simply a commemoration of a past event. 40 years later, this is an ongoing nuclear emergency.
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In Santa Marta, governments can back clean energy, say no to war and oil and gas
As leaders prepare to gather in Santa Marta, Colombia to chart a course away from fossil fuels, the world is being reminded, again, of the cost of coal, oil and gas dependence.
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Activists show Trump figure vomiting oil, call for ‘No oil, No war’ ahead of Santa Marta fossil fuel phase out meeting
Greenpeace Spain activists displayed a giant image of US President Trump vomiting oil alongside a banner in Madrid that read “NO OIL, NO WAR” to demand an urgent phase-out of fossil fuels amid the current energy supply crisis.
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How the war on Iran exposes the link between fossil fuels, plastics, and price shocks
The US-Israel war on Iran is a human and environmental crisis, but it also exposes how deeply plastics depend on fossil fuels. As oil and petrochemical supply chains are disrupted, prices rise and corporations push more extraction, making the case for reuse, renewables and a strong Global Plastics Treaty even clearer.
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Governments must seize energy crisis as pivotal moment to end fossil fuels
Governments meeting at the Petersberg Climate Dialogue, including Türkiye as this year’s UN climate talks president, must use the global disruption in fossil fuel supplies from the war on Iran as an accelerator for a just transition away from fossil fuels
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Does clean energy make China immune to fossil fuel price shocks?
The Iran war is sending oil prices soaring again. China’s boom in renewables and electric vehicles offers some protection, but continued coal dependence keeps its energy system dangerously exposed.
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The energy and environmental impact of AI and how it undermines democracy
The AI boom is not progress if it deepens extraction, environmental harm and attacks on democracy. From Ireland to New Jersey, people are resisting a model of AI development that concentrates profit and power while offloading the environmental and social costs onto everyone else.
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Five reasons why safe, sustainable housing is a matter of social and environmental justice
The housing, cost of living and climate crises are interlinked. We need large-scale home refurbishment to free us from fossil fuels and guarantee access to safe, affordable, sustainable housing for all.
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Greenpeace warns Trump’s threat to bomb Iran’s power grid risks humanitarian and nuclear disaster
Greenpeace condemns Trump's threat to target Iran’s electricity infrastructure, warning it could trigger a humanitarian catastrophe and risks nuclear disaster escalating into a wider regional crisis.
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5 ways to build a green energy future (with limited mining)
It is more important than ever to demand coordinated action to ensure that minerals are used where they matter most: for a fast fair fossil fuel phase out and a transition to clean, affordable renewable energy and sustainable transport systems.