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Why the UNEP 1.5°C overshoot report must be an urgent call to action on climate change
The UNEP’s new report ‘Limiting Overshoot’ outlines a pathway called “overshoot, peak and decline” to minimise and adapt to the impacts of an exceedance and an eventual return to 1.5°C.
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The human, environmental and economic cost of the war on Iran
Six months into the US-Israeli war on Iran, people are paying the price in lives, environmental damage and higher bills. The crisis shows how dependence on fossil fuels leaves people exposed to volatile prices and future shocks.
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What the ‘natural’ disasters of 2026 reveal about climate change
Record-shattering global temperatures across land and sea are the grim reality of climate crisis, and the reason we need an immediate transition away from fossil fuels to renewable energies.
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The energy and environmental impact of AI and how it undermines democracy
How does AI affect the environment? From data centre pollution in New Jersey to economic threats in Ireland, we look at how the tech boom impacts global ecosystems.
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Plan Bee – Living Without Pesticides
The drastic decline of wild and managed bee populations recorded in recent years in Europe and North America is alarming given our reliance on these insect pollinators for biodiversity and global food security.
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The Bees’ Burden
This study reports concentrations of pesticides found in pollen brought back to hives by foraging bees, and sampled using pollen traps or direct from the comb. This is one of the most extensive studies of pesticides in bee-collected pollen carried out to date.
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Your Online World: #ClickClean or Dirty?
From social media to music, streaming video, email and commerce, we are increasingly moving much of our lives online. But which companies are storing all of that data, and how are they getting the energy?
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4 reasons we all should #StandForForests
We cannot sustain life without healthy, thriving forests. That is why Greenpeace campaigns for their protection and on this International Day of Forests, we want to share with you a few reasons why you should help.
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‘Arctic 30’ jailed in Russia to take case to European Court
Amsterdam, 17 March 2014 - The group of Greenpeace activists and freelance journalists who collectively became known as the ‘Arctic 30’ today applied to the European Court of Human Rights requesting damages from the Russian Federation, as well as a declaration that their apprehension and detention were unlawful.
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Greenpeace International files official petition for release of Arctic Sunrise ship
Amsterdam, 3 March 2014 - Greenpeace International today filed a formal petition with the Russian Investigative Committee regarding the release of the ship Arctic Sunrise, following the news that the Committee has extended its investigation into a peaceful protest at an Arctic oil platform in late September.
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Civil Disobedience: Why direct action is necessary
History shows us that civil disobedience is often necessary when the relatively weak face the relatively strong.
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A Little Story about a Fashionable Lie
A new investigation by Greenpeace International has found a broad range of hazardous chemicals in children's clothing and footwear produced by eight luxury fashion brands.
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Primark joins the 5 Step Detox Programme
Today, British retail giant Primark became the 20th global clothing company to commit to Detox. In doing so, they have taken up the challenge laid down to the fashion industry by people around the world to eliminate all hazardous chemicals from our clothes and our waterways once and for all.
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A Monstrous Mess: toxic water pollution in China
A team from Greenpeace East Asia's Detox campaign recently discovered an unsettling sight off the coast of South Eastern China. Next to the city of Shishi, a centre for children's clothing production, they discovered a huge black plume of wastewater around the size of 50 Olympic swimming pools on the sea's surface; a large dark…