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New year, same fight. 5 things that happened at the November 2024 Global Plastics Treaty negotiations in Busan, South Korea
The fifth round of negotiations for a new Global Plastics Treaty to end plastic pollution finished in Busan, South Korea on 1st December 2024. Here is a rundown of the highlights from the talks, including why we didn’t come away from the meeting with a treaty.
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Have you felt lonely or hopeless? Try urban communities
Loneliness has become a serious issue in our society, and it has emerged as a significant global public health concern.
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Transcript: Are urban communities a remedy for loneliness?
Imagine the feeling of being disconnected, even when you are surrounded by others.
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Greenpeace Pictures of the Week
Greenpeace has been a pioneer of photo activism for more than 50 years, and remains committed to its core values of bearing witness and exposing environmental injustice through the images we capture.
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Would the world change if we taxed the super-rich?
You’re probably paying more taxes than the richest people on Earth. Why? Because, unlike you, the super-rich can evade paying their fair share.
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Transcript: Would the world change if we taxed the super-rich?
This week we talked with Chenai Mukumba, Executive Director of the Tax Justice Network Africa.
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Greenpeace activists ‘confiscate’ private jets at the airport serving WEF in Davos, urge governments to tax the super-rich
Activists are demanding tangible solutions to the climate and environmental crises, and taking a stand against the empty rhetoric of the powerful elite convening in Davos, many of whom arrived via highly polluting private jet.
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Greenpeace condemns Trump intention to withdraw US from Paris Agreement
US President Donald Trump has announced his intention to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement.
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Greenpeace activists protest inside Davos forum urging leaders to tax the super-rich
Having billionaires in positions of leadership, governing with impunity, is a stark reminder of the dangerous intersection of extreme wealth and politics, and its impact on democracy, people and the planet.
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Activists block heliport at Davos to call on governments to tax the super-rich
2025 offers critical opportunities to reform global tax rules and the calls for fair taxation are growing too loud to be ignored. Governments must show true leadership at this time of global need, and go after where the money is.
