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Billionaire joyrides to space: the ultimate symbol of privilege and pollution
While millions of people around the world are struggling to afford basic necessities, the super-rich and their friends are launching joyrides into space that cost tens of millions of dollars.
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Forbes 2025 Billionaires List: extreme wealth soars while the planet pays the price
Taxes are the backbone of public services, from education and healthcare to emergency response and sustainable development. Yet, loopholes, corporate tax breaks, and tax havens allow the ultra-rich to contribute far less than their fair share.
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5 reasons to watch or listen to Greenpeace’s SystemShift podcast
With the SystemShift podcast, we explore how to move from a world that serves the economy to an economy that serves people and the planet.
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Survey: Policymakers concerned over health risks of plastics, see production cuts as solution
Of the many risks related to plastic pollution, policymakers express most concern about the human health impacts, and are calling for measures to reduce production.
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4 reasons why fast fashion will never be green
Fast fashion brands flood the market with cheap, trendy clothing at an unsustainable rate, creating enormous environmental and social harm. Despite their attempts at greenwashing; their business model is fundamentally incompatible with true sustainability. Here are four key reasons why fast fashion will never be green.
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How can I think of the planet when I can’t even afford the rent?
When paying the rent, finding a decent job, or putting food on the table are at the top of your concerns, climate change seems to be something for somebody else to solve, isn’t it?
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Indonesian fishers file historic human trafficking lawsuit against major US seafood company
The suit alleges that Bumble Bee Foods knew or should have known about the appalling conditions onboard the vessel but knowingly benefited from the forced labor practices and human trafficking of fishers.
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A seat at the table remains unoccupied without a seat on the bus
The journey to empowerment, leadership, and economic independence begins in public spaces, on buses, and in metros—places that should enable freedom, not restrict it.
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Buses are free for women in Delhi: What can the world learn from it?
To commemorate International Women’s Day, the SystemShift, a Greenpeace podcast that explores how we can move from a world that serves the economy to an economy that works for people and the planet, launched a new episode with the extraordinary model of Delhi, India, where women are passing from not stepping outside home to using…
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The eyes of Europe are on Switzerland: increased European scrutiny on implementing the KlimaSeniorinnen judgment
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers (CMDH) will meet in Strasbourg from 4 to 6 March to examine Switzerland’s implementation of the KlimaSeniorinnen judgment. In April 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that Switzerland’s weak climate policy breached human rights—an unprecedented victory. Nearly a year later, with no action taken, the…
