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Right to a Healthy Environment global coalition wins UN Human Rights Prize
The Global Coalition of Civil Society, Indigenous Peoples, Social Movements, and Local Communities for the Universal Recognition of the Human Right to a Clean, Healthy, and Sustainable Environment is one of the recipients of the prestigious 2023 United Nations Human Rights Prize.
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UN operation to make safe Big Oil-abandoned FSO SAFER in the Red Sea begins
The hazardous operation to remove more than a million barrels of oil from the decaying FSO SAFER supertanker off Yemen’s coast has commenced after years of delay.
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Critical deep sea mining meeting resumes as coalition of governments pushes for halt
"Governments must put an immediate stop to this risky industry in order to secure long-term protection for the oceans."
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TotalEnergies LNG terminal threatens French consumers, U.S. communities and climate goals
A new investigation reveals that France and Europe do not need to add gas supply capacity and import LNG gas from the U.S. to address a short-term energy crisis.
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European Court of Human Rights rules ‘Arctic 30’ were arbitrarily detained
The European Court of Human Rights ruled today that Russian authorities arbitrarily detained the Arctic 30 (28 Greenpeace activists and two freelance journalists) and violated their right to freedom of expression.
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Antarctic Ocean Commission fails again to agree action plan on ocean protection
The Antarctic Ocean Commission has once again failed to find a path forwards to protect the Antarctic’s waters.
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Greenpeace responds to the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact
President Macron’s Summit for a New Global Financing Pact ends with limited progress to make polluters pay for the escalating costs of the climate crisis, including support for a levy on shipping emissions. But governments failed to commit to concrete and ambitious action to make the fossil fuel industry pay.
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BREAKING: Greenpeace activists climb coal excavator to protest against Czech mine extension
Greenpeace wants to put a bright spotlight on the imminent climate destruction at Bílina. ČEZ's intention to prolong the life of this mine will create climate shockwaves across Europe and the wider world if it is not stopped.
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Blockade of toxic waste tanker in Norway ends after 3 days
“We have spent almost 3 days and 3 nights exposing Equinor’s illegal and irresponsible export of toxic waste. This poison from the Norwegian oil industry is killing the ocean in Denmark, and it has to stop."
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UN Ocean Treaty formally adopted, as the race to ratification begins
The historic UN Ocean Treaty has been formally adopted in New York after the Treaty text was agreed in March 2023.
